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== Anime and Manga ==
* Shinigami in ''[[
* In ''[[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]'', mirror monsters can only be seen by Riders and those few [[Muggles]] who have been to the mirror world. The same goes for being able to look into a reflection and see battles taking place in mirror world. When a fight takes place in reality, most people tend to see Riders punching and yelling at thin air.
* In ''[[Blue Drop]]'', Mari is the only one who can see the holographic projection of Tsubael, the [[Bridge Bunnies|bridge bunny]] from Hagino's spaceship, Blue. It is hinted that Michiko can see her as well.
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* ''[[Drop Dead Fred]]'', whom only the protagonist can see.
* 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--and sounding like--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.
* In ''[[
* ''[[They Live]]!'': The Aliens can only be seen for what they are by people with the special sunglasses (later contact lenses).
== Literature ==
* Thestrals in ''[[Harry Potter (
* [[
** 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
** ''Discworld'' also brings us the expression 'First Sight' from the Tiffany Aching books. Apparently Second Sight is the ability to see things that aren't really there (most people have this), but First Sight is the ability to see things that ''are'', whether or not you're expecting them. Wizards are trained to have this ability basically as soon as they start at the Unseen University, and it's a great help to naturally have it if you're going to be a witch. Carrot's extremely straightforward nature may correlate somehow.
** Ghosts can, according to Death, be seen by close relatives, the magically-receptive, and cats.
** The Bogles (weird humanoid demon-animals that inhabit the Underworld) from ''[[Discworld
* "''The Ten O'Clock People''", by [[Stephen King]], had monsters that appeared as human but could only be identified by people who smoke a certain amount (roughly a couple a day, but not heavily).
* ''[[The
** It's based on a swindle, which in turn is based on the natural human fear of looking stupid. Hence, everyone who looks at the "magic cloth" pretends to see it, based on the "rules" that the con-men have given to the Emperor, for fear of losing their jobs. The "innocent" child who sees through the scam does so because he (or she) has not been trained to tell the Emperor and those around him what they want to hear (i.e., to lie in order to preserve the feelings of the powerful, and the life of the speaker). And the story itself is a metaphor for how a powerful idiot can only be challenged by someone who has nothing to lose.
** One [[Fable Remake]] makes it ambiguous whether it's a con... or whether the cloth really does work and the reason the viewpoint character could never see it is that he's indeed foolish and unfit for his position.
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* Central to Theodore Sturgeon's classic novella, ''The [Widget], The [Wadget], and Boff''.
* In James Clemens' novel ''Shadowfall'' and sequels, one character, due to her unique heritage, has a companion which only she can see or touch. (It can be made visible and tangible to others by {{spoiler|her blood}}.)
* In the [[Eoin Colfer]] novel ''[[
* The Spectres in ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' can only be seen by children, but feed on the minds/souls of adults.
* In Gustave Le Rouge's ''La Guerre des Vampires'', Martians can only be seen by blind people (or by someone who's wearing a special Martian helmet).
* In the ''[[Star Wars]]'' novel ''Dark Apprentice'', {{spoiler|Luke Skywalker}}'s Force ghost can be seen only by the Solo twins, Jacen and Jaina. Although they see him through the Force, the trope still applies since the other Jedi were unable to detect him.
* In ''[[Myth Adventures|Myth-ion Improbable]]'', the lurking dust bunnies of the Vortex dimensions are invisible to guys. Of course.
* How the ''[[
* ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'', "Gods Above": No one but Moke can see Woden and an [[Ascend to
* Inverted in [[Fredric Brown]]'s ''[[Martians Go Home]]''. The Martians are real, and everyone on earth can see them -- in fact, it's impossible not to -- except for one guy, thanks to a Martian-caused nervous breakdown.
* In [[The Last Unicorn]], normal humans can't see the titular unicorn (or unicorns in general). All they will see is a white mare at best. It is implied that only some humans who deeply believe in their existence, such as Molly, or being possessing magic, such as Schmendrick and the witch who captures her early in the movie, can see her who what she truly is. Said witch had to create on her a ''fake'' horn in order to make people believe she was a true unicorn, since they can't see her real horn. Haggard himself can see through her human disguise because, as he puts it, everything in her behaviour betrays her real nature. Finally, the skull saw right through her disguise.
* 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
== Live Action TV ==
* The Vorvon in the ''[[Buck Rogers in The
* The insect-like creatures from a parallel universe in ''[[
* Dawn in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* On ''[[
* In the final season of ''[[Slings and Arrows]]'', Geoffrey and his ghostly mentor Oliver Wells hazard that the only ones who can see Oliver (besides Geoffrey...who is is probably mad) are people near death.
* Vorlons in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' cannot be seen by those who have been touched by the Shadows.
* In ''[[
* Al, the hologram sidekick from ''[[
* ''[[The X
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "Vincent and the Doctor", only Vincent van Gogh can see the [[Monster of the Week|Krafayis]]. No explanation is given for this, but it's probably because he's at least a little bit crazy.
* Both versions of ''[[
** In the original series episode "Behold, Eck!", a two-dimensional creature from [[Another Dimension]] accidentally enters our world. It can only be perceived by people wearing glasses made from a special prescription that uses meteroic quartz.
** In the [[Revival]] episode "Music of the Spheres", the alien audio signal is only recognizable as music to teenagers, but not to adults or younger children.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Teen Angel]]'', Grandpa Jerry can see angels and Rod because of a near-death experience.
* In ''[[Grimm (TV)|Grimm]]'', the many types of monsters that inhabit our world, as seen in [[Little Red Riding Hood|certain fairy tales]], appear to be normal humans to everyone except other monsters and members of the [[The Brothers Grimm (Creator)|Grimm family]].
* In ''[[
* Played with in the ''[[Star Trek:
== [[Music]] ==
* In the [[
* [[Billy Joel]] uses this trope word-for-word as a lyric in his song "River of Dreams".
* In the music video for Lordi's "Blood Red Sandman", the monsters/band can only be seen at first through a handheld camera.
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== Tabletop RPG ==
* In the tabletop role-playing game ''[[
** Then there's the fact that most things from the Hedge, such as [[Our Goblins Are Different|hobgoblins]], can only be perceived on Earth by changelings or any humans a changeling has chosen to ensorcel.
* In the 3E [[Ravenloft]] supplement ''Dark Tales & Disturbing Legends'', many bogeymen can only be seen by children.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Amaterasu from ''[[
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Trace Memory]]'' only Ashley can see D, apparently because "her heart and mind are pure" or something like that.
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* The gods of ''[[A Moment of Peace]]'' are invisible to the stick figure humans they walk among, but apparently Monster Food, limbless worm-like creatures hanging from the very bottom of the food chain, can see them. Or at least [http://www.amomentofpeace.net/comic.php?num=113 this one] can.
* [[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 -- 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.
* ''[[
== Web Original ==
* The world accessible through [[SCP Foundation
* Implied in many works from [[The Slender Man Mythos]]. Typically, only Slender Man's intended victims can actually see him unassisted. However, he always shows up in pictures and videos, which is why the more [[Genre Savvy]] characters (i.e. [[Marble Hornets|Alex Kralie]], [[Tribe Twelve|Milo]],) start keeping a camera with them at all times. Then, when other characters review said pictures and videos, they end up going "Hey wait, why didn't I ever notice that rather obvious tall, faceless guy in the business suit when I was actually there?" Unfortunately, realizing that Slender Man exists is an easy way to get on his list...
== Western Animation ==
* In an episode of ''[[Skunk Fu!]]'' the invisible ninja monkeys could only be seen by stupid people so Ox the dumbest cast member was the only one able to see and fight them. Skunk and the others think of stupid thoughts and are then able to see them.
* In the ''[[Sushi Pack]]'' episode "The Thing That Wasn't There," only Maguro can see the electrical monster that's wreaking havoc in Wharf City. Whether or not this is due to her mental powers is never explained, and she herself says she doesn't know why she can see it while the others can't.
* Spoofed in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' with Osmodiar, a similar-looking alien that can only be seen by Homer. And indeed, the audience can't see it either.
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