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4->'''Greta:''' As a Keeper, I have the gift of Sight. I can pass this into few chosen people, and you, Elena, are one of them.\
5'''Bombo:''' Hi, Elena!\
6'''Elena:''' Huh? Bombo, I… I can see you! The Bobaks, Bursties, Snyakutz Bu, I can see all of you!
7-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MonsterAllergy'', "[[Recap/MonsterAllergyS01E23TheDevourer The Devourer]]"
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12A creature, or [[InvisibleAliens entire race of creatures]], can only be seen by individuals who possess a certain trait. For anyone who does not share that trait, the creature cannot be perceived at all. Usually, losing the trait will also cause you to lose the ability to perceive them, though in some cases, once you have encountered the creature, you will always be able to perceive them.
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14In the most common situation, [[InvisibleToAdults only children can perceive the creature]]. Another typical example is when [[EvilDetectingDog animals fall under the rule]], but humans do not. Occasionally, although you won't be able to sense the creature, their presence will give you an inexplicable GutFeeling.
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16In some cases, the creatures can appear as people but the people possessing that trait can see them as [[GlamourFailure what they really are]].
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18This is the supertrope to InvisibleToNormals and InvisibleToAdults. Please place examples of those subtropes under the proper subtrope.
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20See also WeirdnessCensor, MagneticMedium, and YouCanSeeMe Compare TrueSight, when one only needs to have an enhanced sight to see something normally unseen.
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22For the literal version of this trope, see BlindSeer.
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28* In ''Manga/BlueDrop'', Mari is the only one who can see the holographic projection of Tsubael, the {{Bridge Bunn|ies}}y from Hagino's spaceship, Blue. It is hinted that Michiko can see her as well.
29* In ''Manga/ChargerGirl'', Charger Girls use a cloaking system to hide themselves from the populace of Earth (normally, they're transparent, but can still be seen), and while cloaked, can only be seen or touched by other people from Life Core and Sento, for some reason. Sento's ability to see and touch them is never explained in the anime, but [[spoiler: he does briefly lose the ability to do so while depressed.]]
30* Shinigami in ''Manga/DeathNote'' can only be seen by people who have touched a Death Note belonging to that particular shinigami.
31* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
32** The spirit of Mavis Vermillion, Fairy Tail's founding master, can only be seen and heard by wizards with the Fairy Tail guild emblem. It's indicated by Jacob Lessio ([[YouCanSeeMe the only outsider who can sense her]]) that she could choose who else can see her if she wanted, but limits it to those she can trust.
33** In the prequel, ''Manga/FairyTailZero'', [[spoiler:Mavis's friend Zera turns out to be an illusion based on the real Zera, who died and unwittingly [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening triggered Mavis's illusory magic]]; because Mavis didn't realize she was an illusion, she couldn't make it so others could see her, and Zera can't exist as long as Mavis is aware of her true nature.]]
34** The sequel, ''Manga/FairyTail100YearsQuest'', features the ghost of a dead Dragon Slayer named Wraith who can only be seen and heard by other Dragon Slayers.
35* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' from [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Part 3]] onwards, [[FightingSpirit Stands]] can only be seen by other Stand Users. They're invisible to everyone else.
36* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'': The Catbus can be seen by Satsuki who wants to find Mei who also sees it while desiring to see their mother. To everyone else, it's a sudden gust of wind. The soot spirits and totoros can also be seen by the two girls but the adults can't see them, probably because they don't want to be seen by folks.
37* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Mana is the only one capable of seeing Yugi and co. (and Bobasa) when they're present in the Memory World.
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41* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'', only those who believe in SantaClaus can hear the jingle of his reindeer's bells.
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45* In ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', only Lydia can see the Maitlands. According to the "Handbook of the Deceased", this is because ghosts cannot be seen by the living because they are "strange and unusual", something that Lydia herself is.
46* ''Film/DropDeadFred'', whom only the protagonist can see. There are other "imaginary friends" in the film that only one person can see as well; they can all interact with each other, but each only has one human who can.
47* In ''Film/TheFrighteners'', those who have a traumatic experience sometimes have their perception altered. This allows them to see ghosts, the white light/stairway to heaven, and [[TheGrimReaper other... things.]]
48* In ''Film/ItFollows'', the monster can only be seen by its designated victims. It still has a physical body, so when Jay manages to convince her friends of the monster's existence, they do tricks like throwing a blanket over it so they can tell where it is.
49* Dream-dwelling killer Freddy Krueger from ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' can only be seen by someone asleep and dreaming.
50* ''Film/UpsideDownMagic'': Reina is the only one who can see Chandra, a manifestation of Shadow Magic.
51* ''Film/WingsOfDesire'': It's only certain people that can perceive the main characters, who are angels. Children can see them, and a blind woman also senses them.
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55* How the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' learn about the existence of the Chee, a race of androids living among humans through the use of holograms: in dog morph, Marco notes that Eric has no smell (though he was carrying smells picked up from touching other people), but because dogs have mammalian eyes, he still looked normal. It takes a spider morph, with completely different eyes, to reveal the machine under the hologram.
56* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
57** Death can be seen by animals, witches and wizards, occasionally small children, and people about to die or who are having a near-death experience -- in brief, anybody whose WeirdnessCensor is off... and Carrot, who used him as a witness for a murder in the short story 'Theatre of Cruelty'. The book ''Literature/WyrdSisters'' states that Death can also be seen if people truly expect to see him (which may explain Carrot's ability to use him as a witness). In ''Wyrd Sisters'', Death walks on stage during a play at a time when the audience expects an actor playing Death to show up -- and is seen by everyone in the audience. He gets stage fright.
58** ''Discworld'' also brings us the expression "[[TrueSight First Sight]]" from the Tiffany Aching books. Apparently Second Sight is the ability to see things that aren't really there (most people have this), but First Sight is the ability to see things that ''are'', whether or not you're expecting them. Wizards are trained to have this ability basically as soon as they start at the Unseen University, and it's a great help to naturally have it if you're going to be a witch. Carrot's extremely straightforward nature may correlate somehow.
59** Ghosts can, according to Death, be seen by close relatives, the magically-receptive, and cats.
60** The Bogles (weird humanoid demon-animals that inhabit the Underworld) from ''Literature/{{Wintersmith}}'' can only be seen by people who have their eyes shut at the time. This might be a deliberate parody of the BlindSeer trope.
61* ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' inverts this in the latter books. [[Literature/GodEmperorOfDune Siona]] and [[Literature/HereticsOfDune her descendants]] are invisible to prescience. This is important both to humanity's survival so no one threat can target all of humanity ever again, but it is the only thing that saves [[Literature/ChapterhouseDune Chapterhouse planet]] from destruction by the Honored Matres.
62* The classic short story ''Eight O'Clock in the Morning'' by Ray Nelson has monsters who can only be seen after awakening from hypnosis. Under normal circumstances, the aliens are visible, but appear to be average human beings. It was adapted into ''Film/TheyLive'', in which the monsters can only be seen by wearing [[SeeThruSpecs special sunglasses]].
63* ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes'' plays with this trope. The cloth for the titular garb allegedly can only be seen by the wise, or those well suited to their jobs. [[ItWasHisSled Of course, there is no cloth, so the emperor is nude.]] The FridgeLogic is, of course, why anyone would want stupid people to see them naked. It's based on a swindle, which in turn is based on the natural human fear of looking stupid. Hence, everyone who looks at the "magic cloth" pretends to see it, based on the "rules" that the con-men have given to the Emperor, for fear of losing their jobs. The "innocent" child who sees through the scam does so because he (or she) has not been trained to tell the Emperor and those around him what they want to hear (i.e., to lie in order to preserve the feelings of the powerful, and the life of the speaker). The story itself is a metaphor for how a powerful idiot can only be challenged by someone who has nothing to lose. (One WholePlotReference makes it ambiguous whether it's a con... or whether the cloth really does work and the reason the viewpoint character could never see it is that he's indeed foolish and unfit for his position.)
64* ''Literature/FateStrangeFake'' has Watcher, an Irregular Servant that manifests as shadows only visible to its Master. No one else can see or hear them, and Sigma, the Master in question, cannot touch them - but he can feel it when one shadow puts its hand on his shoulder.
65* Thestrals in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' can only be seen by those who have witnessed someone die. Harry joins this group in the fifth book after he comes to terms with being there at Cedric's murder. It comes as a bit of a shock when he arrives at Hogwarts and sees that the "horseless" carriages are actually pulled by skeletal, reptile-faced, winged horses.
66* The Spectres in ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' can only be seen by children, but feed on the minds/souls of adults.
67* In ''Literature/JessicasGhost'', the titular character wonders why Francis is the only person who can see her. [[spoiler:Turns out Andi and Roland can, too, and the latter figures out why: all three of them have been suicidal, and Jessica's final purpose is to stop other teenagers from committing suicide like she did.]]
68* [[TheFairFolk Sidhe]] in the universe of ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'' can only be seen by the insane unless they reveal themselves. Jonathan Strange therefore [[spoiler: takes a [[PsychoSerum potion of distilled madness]] in order to see his fairy foe]].
69* Alan Dean Foster's ''Into The Out Of'' features three characters who are the only ones who can see the supernatural creatures infiltrating the world in order to destroy it. For two of them, it's a ''literal'' case, as both of them have lost an eye and can see the creatures with their ''glass'' eye. The third has a ThirdEye.
70* In the novel ''Kit's Wilderness'', the main character gains the ability to see ghosts after suffering a mysterious near death experience, but a few other major characters of all ages claim to see them as well, but there is no way of knowing whether they are telling the truth or not, and his closest friends seem to know when he is looking at them or in their presence.
71* In Gustave Le Rouge's ''La Guerre des Vampires'', Martians can only be seen by blind people (or by someone who's wearing a special Martian helmet).
72* In ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn'', normal humans can't see the titular unicorn (or unicorns in general). All they will see is a white mare at best. It is implied that only humans who deeply believe in their existence, such as Molly, or possess magic, such as Schmendrick and the witch who captures her early in the movie, can see her as she truly is. Said witch has to create a ''fake'' horn in order to make people believe she's a true unicorn, since they can't see her real horn. Haggard himself can see through her human disguise because, as he puts it, everything in her behaviour betrays her real nature. Finally, the skull sees right through her disguise.
73* Inverted in Creator/FredricBrown's ''Literature/MartiansGoHome''. The Martians are real, and everyone on earth can see them -- in fact, it's impossible not to -- except for one guy, thanks to a Martian-caused nervous breakdown.
74* ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'': Hollowgasts are invisible to all but a ''very'' few peculiars with the unique peculiarity of being able to see them, such as [[spoiler: Abraham and Jacob Portman]].
75* Lucinda from ''Literature/MissPrince'' is able to see a job advertisement for a fairytale prince in a normal newsagent because she believes in that world.
76* In ''[[Literature/MythAdventures Myth-ion Improbable]]'', the lurking dust bunnies of the Vortex dimensions are invisible to guys. Of course.
77* ''Literature/ThePilgrimsRegress'': Only John can see the brown girls who follow him. It's not said why, but it's presumably because they were created from John succumbing to lust.
78* In James Clemens' novel ''Shadowfall'' and sequels, one character, due to her unique heritage, has a companion which only she can see or touch. (It can be made visible and tangible to others by [[spoiler:her blood]].)
79* Faeries in ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'' can only be seen by people with the Sight. If you don't have it, you can get it by rubbing faerie ointment, faerie bathing water, or hobgoblin saliva in your eyes, or by carrying a FourLeafClover or a seeing stone.
80* ''Literature/StarTrekNewFrontier'', "Gods Above": No one but Moke can see Woden and an [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended McHenry]] at first, but that's because 1. [[spoiler:Moke is Woden's son]]; 2. Woden's enemies are keeping them concealed, and 3. They don't see them because [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve they don't believe they're there]].
81* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': In ''[[Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy Dark Apprentice]]'', [[spoiler: Luke Skywalker]]'s Force ghost can be seen only by the Solo twins, Jacen and Jaina. Although they see him through the Force, the trope still applies since the other Jedi were unable to detect him.
82* In the Creator/EoinColfer novel ''Literature/TheSupernaturalist'', the Parasites can only be seen by those who have experienced a near-death experience, and the ability to keep seeing them is sustained by the excess of chemicals in the air. However, Ditto [[spoiler:can see the Parasites because he is a Bartoli baby and also notes at the end of the book that there are much worse things out there that even the other supernaturalists can't see.]]
83* Creator/StephenKing:
84** ''[[Literature/NightmaresAndDreamscapes The Ten O'Clock People]]'' has monsters that appear as human but can only be identified by people who smoke a certain amount (roughly a couple a day, but not heavily).
85** In ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'' the supernatural beings in question can only be seen by the sleep-deprived.
86* Central to Creator/TheodoreSturgeon's classic novella, "The Widget, The Wadget, and Boff".
87* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Out of the many varieties of "spren" [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent spirits]], deathspren can only be seen by people on the verge of death, and are therefore sometimes believed not to be real. When Kaladin recovers after seeing deathspren, he's uncomfortably aware of just how lucky he was to survive.
88* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' series, ghosts can only be seen by cats who have the ability (and sometimes only a specific individual at that). Occasionally there are scenes where Tree is talking to one, and the POV character thinks he's talking to himself until they realize what's going on.
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92* Vorlons in ''Series/BabylonFive'' cannot be seen by those who have been touched by the Shadows.
93* In [[Series/BeingHumanUS both versions]] of ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'', only people who are somehow supernatural (including vampires, werewolves, and zombies) can see ghosts.
94* The Vorvon in the ''Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury'' episode "Space Vampire" could only be seen or heard by its intended victim.
95* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
96** Dawn's true nature can only be seen by mentally unstable people. Mentally ill or psychic people can see the energy of the Key that's hidden inside her.
97** The child-killing demon Der Kindestod from the Season 2 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E18KilledByDeath Killed by Death]]" can only be seen by young people with fevers.
98** In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', only people whose blood has mixed with [[EldritchAbomination Jasmine]]'s can see beyond her beauty to see the creepy maggot-infested walking EldritchAbomination she is. Subverted with [[spoiler:Connor]], who always saw her as a maggot-infested walking EldritchAbomination because [[spoiler:''he was her father''. Yeah. Talk about a face only a parent could love]].
99* ''Series/Charmed1998'':
100** Only magical beings, such as witches, demons and Whitelighters, are able to see ghosts.
101** One episode had a demon who acts as a NotSoImaginaryFriend in order to corrupt children, who could only be seen by his victims. This is not InvisibleToAdults, because (a) only the child he is targeting at any given time can see him, not children in general, and (b) when TimeTravel gets involved, his target's adult counterpart is also able to see him, which even he didn't anticipate.
102* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
103** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]]: Only Vincent van Gogh can see the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Krafayis]]. No explanation is given for this, but it has something to do with his artistic mind and/or depression.
104** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E8MummyOnTheOrientExpress "Mummy on the Orient Express"]]: The Foretold, the titular mummy, can only be seen by its intended victims, who then have roughly one minute before the Foretold kills them. The Doctor ultimately manages to take the place of one potential victim to see the Foretold and figure out how to stop it.
105* In [[Series/GhostsUS both versions]] of ''Series/{{Ghosts|UK}}'', the titular spectres can only be seen by the female lead, who has suffered and survived a head injury. For bonus points, she can hear them too... to her intense frustration.
106* In ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', the many types of monsters that inhabit our world, as seen in [[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood certain fairy tales]], appear to be normal humans to everyone except other monsters and members of the [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Grimm family]].
107* In ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'', mirror monsters can only be seen by Riders and those few {{Muggles}} who have been to the mirror world. The same goes for being able to look into a reflection and see battles taking place in mirror world. When a fight takes place in reality, most people tend to see Riders punching and yelling at thin air.
108* Al, the hologram sidekick from ''Series/QuantumLeap'' could only be seen by Sam, animals and 'the very old, very young and very crazy.'
109* In ''Series/{{Lost}}'', Hurley theorizes that only he, Locke, and Ben can see Jacob's cabin because they are the craziest ones.
110* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1963S2E3BeholdEck Behold Eck!]]", a two-dimensional creature from AnotherDimension accidentally enters our world. It can only be perceived by people wearing glasses made from a special prescription that uses meteoric quartz.
111* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'':
112** In "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S3E14MusicOfTheSpheres Music of the Spheres]]", the alien audio signal is only recognizable as music to teenagers, but not to adults or younger children.
113** In "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S6E6TheBeholder The Beholder]]", only people who have been given a treatment with iridium can see the ghost-like alien Kyra.
114* In ''Series/TeenAngel'', Grandpa Jerry can see angels and Rod because of a near-death experience.
115* In ''Series/SesameStreet'', only Big Bird could see Aloysius Snuffleupagus until 1985.
116* In the final season of ''Series/SlingsAndArrows'', Geoffrey and his ghostly mentor Oliver Wells hazard that the only ones who can see Oliver (besides Geoffrey ... who is is probably mad) are people near death.
117* The insect-like creatures from a parallel universe in ''Series/StargateSG1'' could only be seen by those irradiated by the alien device brought by SG-1, or those who touched them. Interestingly, the creatures themselves did absolutely nothing (since they had always been there), but suddenly being able to see them led to some... panic.
118** Also, beings with Naquadah in their blood (Goa'uld symbiotes and by extension anyone who has ever had a symbiote in their body) can sense when others have Naquadah in their systems. After Carter is briefly taken as host by a Tok'ra, her ability to sense Goa'uld comes in handy. Goa'uld can also sense Reetou, an insectoid race that exists out of phase from our universe.
119* Played with in the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E22ImaginaryFriend Imaginary Friend]]". Young Clara originally has a not-unusual imaginary friend named Isabelle who she pretends to play with. Then an alien presense reads her mind and manifests itself as the physical embodiment of Isabelle. It's not really that no one else can see her though, just that she vanishes whenever someone else enters the room.
120* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
121** [[{{Psychopomp}} Reapers]] are only visible to people who are either already dead or close to death.
122** {{Hellhound}}s are only visible to people who have made a DealWithTheDevil and are nearing the end of their contracts.
123* ''Series/TheXFiles'': The episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS05E19FolieADeux Folie à Deux]]" features a monster disguised as a human working in a telemarketing company, escaping detection by apparently "hiding in the light", and able to kill people and control their corpses without anyone else noticing they're dead. An employee named Lambert, however, is able to see him as he is, as well as those whom he killed. Everyone thinks he's crazy, but he manages to get Mulder to see the monster as well.
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127* In the Music/{{Gorillaz}} song "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head", the Happy Folk were unable to see the Strange Folk, because the Strange Folk wore dark glasses, hiding their eyes. 'Without the truth of the eyes, the Happy Folk were blind.'
128* Music/BillyJoel uses this trope word-for-word as a lyric in his song "River of Dreams".
129* In the music video for Lordi's "Blood Red Sandman", the monsters/band can only be seen at first through a handheld camera.
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133* In the tabletop role-playing game ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'', a Changeling's mien (that is, their true, Fae-inspired appearance) is virtually impossible to detect against a Changeling's will, even to other magical folk; though there may be enough bleedover to make their mundane appearance unique or unusual enough to make others suspect there could be something wrong, the illusion of a normal visage, called the Mask, is complete and almost impenetrable. However, one book lists optional conditions for people who are naturally capable of seeing through it, such as the [[MagicalSeventhSon seventh son of a seventh son]], a person with heterochromia, or someone born on Leap Day.
134** The same book has a sample character who can see through the Mask - when he was a kid, he took a bullet to the head, and it hit him in ''just'' the right way that his perceptions were opened for good. It ''scares the shit out of him''.
135** Then there's the fact that most things from the Hedge, such as [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent hobgoblins]], can only be perceived on Earth by changelings or any humans a changeling has chosen to ensorcel.
136* In the 3E ''TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}}'' supplement ''Dark Tales & Disturbing Legends'', many bogeymen can only be seen by children.
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140* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': Ann has repetitious encounters with a mysterious [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] who discusses certain information before vanishing. After Ayane mentions she didn't see anyone, Ann realizes that she's the only one who can see the Masked Woman.
141* In ''VideoGame/AnotherCode'', only Ashley can see D, apparently because "her heart and mind are pure" or something like that.
142* Certain creatures in ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' can only be seen by those who possess sufficient Insight, an understanding of the hidden nature of the world (which is partly synonymous with [[GoMadFromTheRevelation going stark, staring mad]]). This has both positive aspects (you need to have had at least one point of Insight at some point in order to interact with the Plain Doll, which is how you gain levels) and negative (certain enemies have attacks they can only use on those with over a certain amount of Insight).
143* In ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'', it's revealed that humans who have no faith cannot see angels.
144* In ''VideoGame/DoctorLautrecAndTheForgottenKnights'', only Sophie can see the spirits in Treasure Animatus.
145* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', the only person who can see or hear Ardbert during the events of the ''Shadowbringers'' expansion is [[PlayerCharacter the Warrior of Light]]. [[spoiler:Turns out Ardbert is quite grateful for the company, as it's been over a hundred years since anybody else could see him, hear him, or talk to him. It's later revealed that this is because the Warrior of Light and Ardbert are both reflections of one another. The two of them eventually perform a FusionDance to join as one again.]]
146* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
147** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'': The Picori are only seen by young children. Though in truth, humans barely register their existences, yet they adore Hylians of all ages.
148** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'': Zelda becomes a SpiritAdvisor and ExpositionFairy only Link and the Lokomo can see.
149** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'': Various spiritual beings including Koroks, dragons, and the [[HorseOfADifferentColor Lord of the Mountain]] are invisible to almost everybody. Link, of course, can see them just fine.
150* Amaterasu from ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' is visible to everyone, but the FacialMarkings that indicate her divinity only show up to people who still [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve have faith in the gods]]. Similarly, she can only be understood by supernatural creatures such as Poncles, Celestials, and other gods. One particularily devout follower actually does happen to be blind, and all he sees is a beautiful maiden standing before him. Issun (a Poncle) is confused about what the guy is talking about, because he doesn't see anyone but the Furball herself.
151* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', demons are invisible unless viewed through a [[SeeThruSpecs Demonica visor with the Devil Summoning Program installed]]. Even ''then'', they just show up as a bit of graphical corruption on the HUD until the program gathers enough information to display their actual appearance. The FinalBoss is so ridiculously powerful that [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm the Demonica can't even translate its appearance into a coherent form]] until augmented by a being of similar power.
152* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'''s Koishi Komeji, a mindreading girl who closed her [[ExtraEyes third eye]] (located on her [[{{Squick}} external]] [[EyesDoNotBelongThere heart]]) in order to escape all [[BreakTheCutie the hatred]] [[BlessedWithSuck that comes]] [[ForgotAboutTheMindReader from reading people's]] [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead darkest thoughts]]. However, closing off her eye also [[EmptyShell closed off her heart and mind]] on top of giving her the ability to [[PsychicPowers manipulate peoples' subconscious]]. Consequently, [[PerceptionFilter no-one is able to establish an emotional connection with her or feel her presence]] ''even when looking straight at her'', and as soon as she leaves a person's field of vision they [[LaserGuidedAmnesia immediately forget all about having ever even seen or met her]]. However, her powers don't work as well on children and sometimes she [[NotSoImaginaryFriend plays with them]]. However, most of them forget about her as they grow up.
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156%%* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfShanShan'': [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=004&chapterid=1 Shan Shan is special and can see and hear things others can't.]]
157* The gods of ''Webcomic/AMomentOfPeace'' are invisible to the stick figure humans they walk among, but apparently Monster Food, limbless worm-like creatures hanging from the very bottom of the food chain, can see them. Or at least [[http://www.amomentofpeace.net/comic.php?num=113 this one]] can.
158* ''Webcomic/{{Monsterhood}}'' has an interesting variation. The monster town is contained in an energy field that makes those outside it believe that whatever is inside is fantasy -- they'll rationalize their experiences within as a dream, a movie they were acting in, or anything else, and monsters trapped outside too long will even forget they are monsters, as monsters exist inside the field and are thus fantasy. The "Blind" here? People who can't distinguish between fantasy and reality are entirely unaffected, as what's within the field doesn't seem any less "real" to them.
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162* ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
163** The world accessible through [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-093 SCP-093]] is almost immediately found to be full of strange figures that are visible on the monitoring cameras, but which the people exploring the world can't seem to see. [[spoiler:They turn out to be the "ghosts" of the Unclean and those absorbed by them -- they can only be seen by machines or those affected by His Tears. They show no ability to speak, but seem able to communicate textually through machinery that allows it, and communicate telepathically with the affected.]]
164** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-870 SCP-870]] can only be seen by schizophrenics, which causes everyone but the Foundation to dismiss them as hallucinations. It doesn't help that they have biologically impossible appearances which one would expect to only see in nightmares.
165* Implied in many works from ''Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos''. Typically, only Slender Man's intended victims can actually see him unassisted. However, he always shows up in pictures and videos, which is why savvier characters (i.e. [[WebVideo/MarbleHornets Alex Kralie]], [[WebVideo/TribeTwelve Milo]],) start keeping a camera with them at all times. Then, when other characters review said pictures and videos, they end up going "Hey wait, why didn't I ever notice that rather obvious tall, faceless guy in the business suit when I was actually there?" Unfortunately, realizing that Slender Man exists is an easy way to get on his list...
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169* One of the reasons the Ice King from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' went insane [[WasOnceAMan from his original transformation via the crown]] is because he has been seeing spirits ever since he donned the artifact.
170* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' was centered around Danny childishly breaking stuff and blaming a ghost that no one else could see. Turned out, he was right; the ghost was only visible to children or those with a similar mentality. Jazz was eventually able to see him once she was forcibly reminded she's not as adult as she likes to think.
171* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Only Kion can see Mufasa's spirit in the clouds and interact with him (aside from Simba), as shown in "The Rise of Scar". Whenever someone else comes upon them, all they see is an empty space in the sky that pulses with a light breeze.
172* ''WesternAnimation/MightyMagiswords'': Only the zombie pumpkin magisword (and anyone who has been given his eyes) can see ghostly apparitions.
173* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with Osmodiar, an alien that can only be seen by Homer. Indeed, the audience can't see it either.
174* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SkunkFu'', the invisible ninja monkeys can only be seen by stupid people, so Ox, the dumbest cast member, is the only one able to see and fight them. Skunk and the others think of stupid thoughts and are then able to see them.
175* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has an unusual, ''literal'' example. In "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E01TheHolocronsOfFate The Holocrons of Fate]]", [[spoiler:only Kanan — who was blinded by Maul in the Season 2 finale — can see in the light unleashed by the holocron fusion. Everyone else is blinded by it.]]
176* In the ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'' episode "The Thing That Wasn't There", only Maguro can see the electrical monster that's wreaking havoc in Wharf City. Whether or not this is due to her mental powers is never explained, and she herself says she doesn't know why she can see it while the others can't.
177* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': The episode "Fathers and Sons" features a demon that can only be seen by the innocent, thanks to an amulet it wears.
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