Woman Perplexed by Optical Illusion on Tokyo Street: ‘Glitch in the Matrix’ [Video]

A video about a woman who was left baffled by an optical illusion in the Japanese capital of Tokyo has gone viral on TikTok.

The clip was shared by @niamhhogg7 and has garnered a million views since it was posted on May 29.

The woman says in the video: “Someone needs to explain this optical illusion to me because I feel like I’m losing my mind.”

“Look at this building here,” the woman says, referring to the Tokyo Skytree tower. “This is directly in front of me, right?”

“It’s right in front of us,” another voice says off-camera as the woman walks away from the camera and stands against the backdrop of the tower.

The woman then walks down the street as the camera follows behind her. During the walk, the camera briefly shows a view of the tower peeking above buildings yet fading away behind them.

The woman then stops at a street crossing as …