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magic eye

British  

noun

  1. a miniature cathode-ray tube in some radio receivers, on the screen of which a pattern is displayed in order to assist tuning

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Putting aside scientific and philosophical underpinnings, these new pieces feel nostalgic, flirting with the aesthetics of friendship bracelets, suncatchers and magic eye posters.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

The raw numbers of the game are not a magic eye puzzle; they are barely even a Rorschach test.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2022

While the pilot set himself for the rigidly exacting task of the bombing run, the bombardier adjusted his instrument to height, wind drift and speed, then caught the target in the bombsight's magic eye.

From Time Magazine Archive

She would much rather have her three children explore the Yaak than vegetate before the magic eye.

From Time Magazine Archive

I fled the forest as fast as possible, trying to get away from the giant magic eye.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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