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* Played with in ''[[Identity Crisis]]'': in one scene, Flash is vibrating rapidly so he can sit in on a meeting unseen, but Hawkman can still see him (because "his eyes can see a hummingbird's wings flap", or something). Green Arrow then asks Green Lantern to come out too, and when GL asks how GA could see him, GA says [[You Just Told Me|he just guessed]].
* In ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', Mr. Hyde reveals his ability to see by way of heat signatures to The Invisible Man (but not the audience, who knew since their first meeting) shortly before {{spoiler|he rapes him to death.}}
* In the ''[[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]]'' "Sins of Youth" crossover, Deadman (now de-aged to about 10) can be seen by Secret (now aged to mid-twenties).
== Fan Works ==
* Ranma not only says this whenever anyone reveals they can see his cursed form in the ''[[Ranma ½
* Canada of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' does this in ''nearly any fic'' that has him as the romantic counterpart to any more prominent character.
* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni|Hanyuu]] is surprised when Yuki can not only see but also touch her.
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* Averted in ''[[Just Like Heaven]]''. Elizabeth discovers David can see her before discovering no one else can.
* In ''Susie Q'', only Zach can see Susie, {{spoiler|a ghost who died forty years earlier, because he's in possession of the bracelet she wore when she died.}}
* 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.
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== Literature ==
* In ''Things Not Seen'' by Andrew Clements, the main character Bobby does one of these towards the end of the book
* In ''[[Clever Polly and The Stupid Wolf]]'', the Wolf thinks he's made himself invisible and has tested it by acting outrageously in public. Naturally, people have been shocked by the mysterious sounds coming from nowhere... right? Polly eventually persuades him he is visible, and he sneaks away in shame without eating her.
* The Unicorn in [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s ''[[The Last Unicorn (novel)|The Last Unicorn]]'' goes almost unrecognized in her travels, as decades of unbelief cause people to see her as a horse. Only a handful of marginalized people can truly see her -- and of course [[Big Bad|King Haggard]] and his [[The Dragon|Red Bull]]. (This gives the author room to muse about identities, commitments, promises, and what it means to be known for what one is.)
* Also, in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' EU novel ''Dark Apprentice'', when Luke is turned into an invisible Force Ghost, only his (toddler) niece and nephew can see him.
* 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.
** Played for humor in ''[[Discworld/Mort|Mort]]''.
{{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.
* ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'': Percy's quite surprised when Rachael can see both his sword and the skeletal warriors chasing him. Though the line is more "You can see them?"
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* ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'': Sabrina once turned a classmate invisible and spent most of the rest of the episode trying to find his exact spot to turn him visible again. He'd pretty much gotten used to invisibility when she finally succeeded and Zelda saw him. When he said the phrase, she replied, "Yes, and I can see that you're [[Less Disturbing in Context|not wearing pants]]."
* 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
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* Ito, God of Trust and Betrayal from ''[[A Moment of Peace]]'', is thrown off his game when Evi's worm-companion George catches Ito stealing her dreams.
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' has it, with Roy as {{spoiler|a ghost}} and the kobold oracle, who makes a remark concerning Roy's mother. After Roy asks why he hadn't told him before, the oracle answers, "I don't know, because I don't like you?"
* ''[[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 [http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=026&chapterid=1 the lion] and [http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=025&chapterid=1 Julius] comment on it.
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