A third said it gave them flashbacks to those frustrating 90s “magic eye” puzzles:

“So frustrating — I swear she just appeared out of nowhere!”

And honestly? They’re not wrong.

As per the American Museum of Natural History, optical illusions like this happen because our brains try to fill in gaps and make sense of incomplete information. Basically, your mind is working overtime in order to see what it thinks should be there, not what’s actually there.

In this case, that means your brain completely misses the small child’s face peeking through a tiny opening in the rock.

The mom behind the viral pic said she noticed the perfect setup during a family outing:

“I saw great potential when I saw the little hole in the rock,” she said, clearly amused by how perfectly it turned out.

The big reveal

Still can’t find her? Here’s a hint: concentrate on the area three-quarters of the way up the photo, just slightly to the right.

When you spot her, it’s impossible to unsee — her smiling face perfectly camouflaged against the stone like a real-life game of hide-and-seek.