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If the invisible person can only be seen under unusual circumstances, it could be a case of [[By the Eyes of the Blind]]. Also compare [[I See Them, Too]] and [[I See Dead People]].

 

* ''[[Bleach]]''

** Rukia's reaction when Ichigo addresses her in the first chapter of the manga. Ichigo takes this a step further, and ''kicks'' her when she apparently tries to break into his home.

* In ''[https://my.w.tt/6Vg6fGMEsT Final Stand of Death]'', after seeing Haley running off, Redd wondered if she somehow scared him as Haley saw her in her original form. Both [[KISS| Gene and Ace]] tells Redd, {{spoiler| whom Gene already knows her as Melanie}}, reassured her that Haley was just seeing some ghosts.

 

* Lydia to the Maitlands in ''[[Beetlejuice]]''.

* In ''[[Ghost Town (film)|Ghost Town]]'', this is the ghosts' initial reaction to Pincus.

* Harry Potter in ''[[Seltzer and Friedberg|Epic Movie]]'': "You can't see me. I'm invisible."

* In ''Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man'', when a shower is turned on, the invisible man can be seen enough to be stabbed by a thrown knife.

 

== Literature ==

* In the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' series, Kahlan's first encounter with the pristinely ungifted after she was hidden by the Chainfire spell. She may not have said it, but she was certainly surprised. In a curious inversion in the same series, Adie sees using magic, so the first time she encounters a pristinely ungifted person, she is confused because she is unable to see them.

* Happens a lot in ''[[Discworld]]'', especially when Death is seen by children (who lack a [[Weirdness Censor]]). And the wizards, who are specially trained to see what is really there.

{{quote|Mort tapped the stallholder in the small of the back. "Can you see me?" he demanded. The stallholder squinted critically at him. "I reckon so," he said, "or someone very much like you." "Thank you," said Mort, immensely relieved. "Don't mention it. I see lots of people every day, no charge. Want to buy some bootlaces?"}}

* In Allison Croggon's ''The Books of Pellinor'' series, the main characters meet in the first chapter like this. The male lead Cadvan, a bard, is hiding under a glimmer spell that is supposed to make him invisible. He tries to find shelter in a stable at a slave settlement to rest, but the protagonist Mearad sees him because she too is a bard. Her having the Voice is the main reason she is taken with him when he leaves.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* Burt Campbell in ''[[Soap]]'' thought he could become invisible for a while. At one point he tried to show his wife but she could still see him; he decided that was because he was wet (they were in the bathtub together).

* Subverted interestingly in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S29/E10 Blink|Blink]]". Sally is shocked when the Doctor appears to be responding to her from a recording made in 1969. He can't actually see or hear her; he's reading from a transcript made of the conversation when Sally had the conversation forty years later... [[Timey-Wimey Ball|it's complicated.]]

 

== Tabletop Games ==

* This is also true in White Wolf's ''[[Changeling: The Dreaming]]''. Children generally believe anything they see, whereas adults rationalize and have a [[Weirdness Censor]]. And the mentally ill/insane's [[Weirdness Censor]] is broken or gone.

* And in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' the vampiric discipline "Obfuscate" is a subversion, the subversion being a quirk of the ability that both characters and players themselves may not be aware of. Obfuscate does indeed make one invisible to anyone looking at you (unless they have Auspex or other supernatural means of detecting someone) but it's not actual invisibility, it's a ''mind trick.'' Also it's harder to use if you're actively being watched. Cameras and such will still capture images of someone under Obfuscate. This encourages players to perform the old "Turn a corner and when they follow, I'm not there" trick.

 

== Video Games ==

* The ''[[Thief (series)|Thief]]'' series begins with a young Garrett (the player character) trying to pickpocket a Keeper. The Keeper notes that it's not easy to see a Keeper, especially one who does not wish to be seen. This gets a [[Book Ends|Book End]] later in the series.

* Fairies in ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' can normally only seen by innocent children. As a child, the fairy named Honey takes you to solve her world's problem because nobody else could see her. When you're an adult and are heading into a fairy wood, you can no longer see any fairy. It's your two kids that locate them.

 

== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Bob and George]]''. All the time. In fact, it almost becomes a running gag that invisible characters can't be seen by their friends, but can be seen by their enemies.

* In ''[[Shan Shan|The Adventures of Shan Shan]]'', both [https://web.archive.org/web/20140128005212/http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=026&chapterid=1 the lion] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131023032113/http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=025&chapterid=1 Julius] comment on it.

 

== Western Animation ==

'''Zim:''' You dare agree with me?! Prepare to meet your horrible doom! }}

* ''[[South Park]]'': Only Butters will speak to Cartman after the other kids conspire to ignore him. Cartman thinks he's dead, and Butters is the only one that can see him.

 

== Real Life ==

 

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