"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend" - Robertson Davies
Different people perceive things in different ways. It is not because we are seeing different things but rather how we interpret them.
Sensory perception is the sensation of the simuli as it is and nothing more.
Interpretation is the understanding of the sensation. It is how the information given is regarded.
A tree will as seen by a biologist, a logger, an environmentalist and a native from Sarawak will be completely different. A biologist might see a collection of cells, an organism that photosynthesize and lock up carbon. A logger would see money and a job. An environmentalist doubtless would see a tree as something to be preserved and saved. A native from Sarawak could see home, spirituality or herbal remedies.
"What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly" - Lao Tzu
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