Our eyes can deceive us, and so can photos. Optical illusions are mysterious things. The way something is positioned, contrasting colors, lost shadows and more can all result in us being tricked. Optical illusions sometimes can be manufactured by artists intentionally to confuse us, but the best ones are natural. When the perfect timing and placement lines up to make something look just a little off, or really big time off. Seeing these phenomena in person is cool enough, but it's even better when they can be captured and shared with the world so everyone can experience the little joys in life.

Images that have a confusing perspective are gathered and shared on Reddit's subreddit /r/confusing_perspective and similar subreddit /r/confusingperspective, which contain both accidental illusions and intentional ones that artists have constructed. Either way, they're pretty cool and sometimes funny to see. Here are 13 instances of confusing perspectives.