Myths
What these figures do not tell you
The web is full of quizzes that claim to read your character from a vase, a cube or a dress. The sources we checked do not support that.
Which view you see first in a vase-and-faces figure reveals your personality.
Some people with perfectly normal vision do not see a given illusion.
There is some influence of age on these reversals.
Optical illusions do not reveal your personality. There is no reliable scientific data that which variant you see, or whether you see an illusion at all, can be used to deduce it. Michael Bach: optical illusions
There is some influence of age, though you do not need an illusion to know your age. Michael Bach: optical illusions
For many illusions, a percentage of people with perfectly normal vision do not see them, mostly for reasons currently unknown. Michael Bach: optical illusions
Some studies have suggested that younger people tend to perceive these reversals more readily than do their elders. Britannica Scholars: illusion
Age, carefully
Britannica Scholars says some studies have suggested that younger people tend to perceive these reversals more readily than their elders. Britannica Students puts it as a rule. Michael Bach notes some influence of age, while rejecting personality readings. We keep the Scholars wording when we state the claim, and we do not treat which view you see first as a test of character or of how old you are.