Superposition of macroscopic position states

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How is see by our senses a superposition of sensorially distinghible states in superposition, for example, superpositions of states with the same object with a separation of ≈1 cm??

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If you can see it, you have photons coming from it, and you get decoherence. You cannot observe the superposition of anything as a superposition.

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