VOCABULARY
Giving the wrong idea or impression; causing someone to believe something that is not true
Misleading
To keep secret or hide from view.
Conceal
To deceive or fool someone into believing something false.
Take (someone) in
To deliberately cause someone to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain
Deceive
To wrongly identify an idea, object, or person as another.
Mistake (for)
To attract someone's attention.
Catch someone's eye
A false idea, belief, or optical impression that deceives the senses.
Illusion
To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account of facts.
Distort
Upon initial visual inspection, before looking closer.
At first glance
To control or influence a person or situation cleverly, unfairly, or deceitfully.
Manipulate
The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses; an interpretation.
Perception
To cause someone to see or perceive something that is not really there.
Play tricks on (someone's mind)
An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions (often seen in deserts or on hot roads).
Mirage
To become aware or conscious of something through the senses; to interpret in a particular way.
Perceive
Things are not always as they seem on the surface.
Appearances can be deceptive