I now realize that my drawing illustrates one of the most important laws in aesthetic perception: the abhorrence of coincidences. Imagine that Figure 8.2a depicts a real visual scene. Look carefully and you’ll realize that in real life, you could only see the scene in Figure 8.2a from one vantage point, whereas you could see the one in Figure 8.2b from any number of vantage points. One viewpoint is unique and one is generic. As a class, images like the one in
