Emmert's law

Japanese: Emmert's law(英語表記)Emmertslaw
Emmert's law

...The apparent size then increases in proportion to the distance. This is called Emmert's law. Also, if you gaze at an object moving in a certain direction for a while and then look at a stationary object, it will appear to move in the opposite direction. This is called a "motion afterimage" (or "motion aftereffect" or "waterfall illusion").

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そのとき見かけ上の大きさは距離に比例して増大する。これを〈エンメルトの法則Emmert’s law〉という。また一定方向に運動している対象をしばらく注視してから静止対象をみると,それが逆方向に動いてみえるのを〈運動残像movement after image〉(または〈運動残効〉〈滝の錯視〉)という。…

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