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Behind the Black? Rule of Perception says that "People hiding simply will crouch, and visibly display their heads, so the audience knows where they are."
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Closest thing I can think of is With Cat Like Tread. Perhaps start at that page and search for similar tropes amidst the blue text.
Wait, is it Highly-Visible Ninja?
Edited by Grandy
Rule Of Perception might cover it... but Highly Visible Ninja seems to suggest something more like what I'm thinking. At least so long it doesn't have to literally include a Ninja!
Edit: Link to Highly Visible Ninja didn't work at first. Does now, and does look to be specifically about Ninjas. And the definition is far from what I was thinking really.
Edited by Cybernetic
How about No Peripheral Vision?
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That is probably the closest to what I'm thinking of. Not quite the same... but the closest!
Edited by Cybernetic
Is there a trope for 'hiding badly, but still not seen'? Basically, a character is hiding from someone (usually an enemy) so as not to get caught or shot, or to maybe sneak up on them. It's really obvious to us, the audience, that it's not a very good hiding place, and it's clear to us that other people in the film/tv show should be able to see them... but they just don't!