You could have 20/20 vision if you can spot the hidden animal in this optical illusion – there’s a simple way to find it

OPTICAL illusion fans are blown away by an eye-catching trick that’s been shared on TikTok.

Within the 3D art hides something and there’s a special way to reveal it.

@cloutatlas / TikTok

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It’s easiest to try this one from a smartphone.

That’s because the only way it works is if you start by holding the image right up to your face.

You then need to slowly move it back and should see the hidden thing appear.

If you need a clue, it’s an animal (and we’ll reveal what it really is at the bottom of this page).

This type of illusion is known officially as autostereogram.

Most people know it by a much simpler name, Magic Eye, after a series of famous books on it.

It pulls off the magic by basically fooling our eyes and brains into seeing a three-dimensional scene within a two-dimensional image.

TikToker Cloutatlas revealed this latest trick to fans, attracting more than 12,000 likes in the space of five days.

But the illusion doesn’t come easy to everyone.

One commenter has some advice if you’re struggling to see it.

“Imagine you’re looking out your window at a view and then focus on the glass in your window,” they said.

“It will appear to you.”

Once you’ve got it working, you should see the hidden animal which is… an Elephant.

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