A parent on Reddit challenged people to find their daughter in a clever hideaway that left viewers completely puzzled. 

User Snzzyman posted a photo on the ‘find the sniper’ thread of a seaside rock structure covered in small sea creatures in Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The completely normal looking picture of a rock turned out to be a challenge.

The poster’s daughter was hiding somewhere behind a hole in the rock and finding her in the photo was more of a feat than many Reddit users were expecting. 

It left people feeling panicked, confused, and even a little spooked. 

Snzzyman said that they saw the opportunity for the perfect optical illusion and just had to take it. 

‘Long term snipe fan!’ they wrote. ‘I saw great potential when I saw the little hole in the rock haha.’

But the hole with the daughter’s face peering through was not so easily found.  

Take a look at the photo and see if you’re as easily stumped as the comment section. Can you find her face in the photo in less than 20 seconds?

A Reddit user posted this photo and asked people to find their daughter hiding in plain sight

How did you do? 

If you were unable to solve the puzzle in the blink of an eye, you’re in good company. 

The picture left most people completely confused. Some gave off-base answers while others gave up altogether. 

One user wrote: ‘I spent more time trying to uncover the scale of the picture than finding her. I have to say I thought it was a huge mountain and when I saw her face I actually gasped. This was a great one.’

Another said: ‘Let’s face it, that was a good one.’

‘Took a while to spot. Peak-a-boo,’ a third joked. 

A few people intricately searched the photo only to be startled when the answer popped out at them unexpectedly. 

‘NGL I got a little freaked out,’ one user commented. 

Another agreed: ‘Ha! I zoomed right into it and she jump-scared me.’ 

Her face can be seen three quarters of the way of, just right of center, peering out of a small hole in the structure

The daughter’s smile sticking out from the rocks gave people a bit of a scare

The element of surprise appeared to be common with one viewer exclaiming: ‘I can’t see any- OH MY GAWD!!!’ 

And some people were just seeing things: ‘2/3rds down from the top, 2/3rds across to the right, wearing a dark blue, long-sleeved jacket and pants that match the color of the rock, arms raised, maybe also taking a picture of you?’ 

So if you’re still stumped, you’re in good company. 

The daughter’s toothy smile can be seen through a tiny hole just right of center on the rock structure. If you zoom in three quarters of the way up, you should be able to see her grin. 

From far away it’s hard to even tell that the rock has a hole in it, but when searching the picture completely zoomed in, she stuck out like a sore thumb.