Does this person see the mirage as we do?

[Pranav Jha]

can a person who has never seen the image of an object being reflected by water or doesn't know that reflected image of objects can be seen on water surface, observe mirage? I mean will he too have the illusion of the presence of water puddle on the road like others who are aware of the fact that water surface reflects light?

 

[zgozvrm]

If a person who has never seen a tree before came upon a tree, would they see the same thing we see?

If their eyes are in good working order, they should see the same thing everyone else sees.




Here is something that I used to ponder when I was in school:

Suppose a person had a problem with their eyes such that colors were shifted for them. For instance suppose the sky looked violet to them, and grass looked blue, fire looked green, etc. They would be taught the names of colors, just like everyone else; by having someone show them a color and tell them the name of it. So, they would go through life thinking that violet was blue, blue was green, and green was orange without ever knowing that there was a problem with their eyes.

 

[Pranav Jha]

If a person who has never seen a tree before came upon a tree, would they see the same thing we see?

If their eyes are in good working order, they should see the same thing everyone else sees.

i asked this question in the sense that the perceiving of water layer on the ground on seeing a mirage is more psychological than physical. If he/she does not have the experience there is no reason why he cannot imagine a piece of glass on the road giving the reflected image instead of puddle of water