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* In ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]]'', humans see the alien Lectroids as humans (with Red Lectroids appearing as white people, and the Black Lectroids appearing as--andas—and sounding like--Jamaicanslike—Jamaicans). The Black Lectroids grant Buckaroo the ability to see the Lectroids as they truly are with an electric shock over a phone call, which he can then pass off to others. Later, a gas is developed that suppresses the mind-control effects that enforce the masquerade.

** Death can be seen by animals, witches and wizards, and small children. And people about to die or who are having a near-death experience. In brief, anybody whose [[Weirdness Censor]] is off. ...And Carrot, who used him as a witness for a murder in the short story 'Theatre of Cruelty'. The book ''[[Discworld/Wyrd Sisters|Wyrd Sisters]]'' states that Death can also be seen if people truly expect to see him (which may explain Carrot's ability to use him as a witness). In ''Wyrd Sisters'', Death walks on stage during a play at a time when the audience expects an actor playing Death to show up -- andup—and is seen by everyone in the audience. And gets stage fright.

* Inverted in [[Fredric Brown]]'s ''[[Martians Go Home]]''. The Martians are real, and everyone on earth can see them -- inthem—in fact, it's impossible not to -- exceptto—except for one guy, thanks to a Martian-caused nervous breakdown.

* Alan Dean Foster's ''Into The Out Of'' features three characters who are the only ones who can see the supernatural creatures infiltrating the world in order to destroy it. For two of them, it's a ''literal'' case of [[By the Eyes of the Blind]], as both of them have lost an eye and can see the creatures with their ''glass'' eye. The third has a [[Third Eye]].

* In the tabletop role-playing game ''[[Changeling: The Lost]]'', a Changeling's mien (that is, their true, Fae-inspired appearance) is virtually impossible to detect against a Changeling's will, even to other magical folk; though there may be enough bleedover to make their mundane appearance unique or unusual enough to make others suspect there could be something wrong , the illusion of a normal visage, called the Mask, is complete and almost impenetrable. However, one book lists optional conditions for people who are naturally capable of seeing through it-- suchit—such as the seventh son of a seventh son, a person with [[Mismatched Eyes|heterochromia]], or someone born on Leap Day.

* [[Monsterhood]] has an interesting variation. The monster town is contained in an energy field that makes those outside it believe that whatever is inside is fantasy -- theyfantasy—they'll rationalize their experiences within as a dream, a movie they were acting in, or anything else, and monsters trapped outside too long will even forget they are monsters, as monsters exist inside the field and are thus fantasy. The "Blind" here? People who can't distinguish between fantasy and reality are entirely unaffected, as what's within the field doesn't seem any less "real" to them.

* Certain high-frequency sounds -- betweensounds—between about 15  kHz and about 20 kHz -- can kHz—can be heard by children and adolescents, but generally not by anyone older than 25. Sounds in this range have been put to use both as [[Teens Are Monsters|teenager repellent]] (because by nature it's an extremely irritating high-pitched whine) and as an [[Invisible to Adults|Inaudible To Adults]] mobile phone ringtone. As time passes, a person's hearing gets damaged and therefore lose some of their range. Those who take care of their hearing (protect them from loud noises, mostly) and/or have sharp ears to begin with will usually keep their ability to perceive these sounds. Conversely, some can never hear into this range, by a simple quirk of genetics.