Instead of carefully examining every object, we see three people apparently sitting together and accept the scene as normal.
Only after someone points out the unusual detail do we start seeing the picture differently.
A Simple Change in Perspective
That’s what makes visual puzzles so entertaining.
Sometimes the answer isn’t hidden in a complicated part of the image.
It’s hiding in the assumption we made before we even started looking.
Once you stop assuming that the women must be sitting on something, the strange positioning becomes much easier to notice.