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Can humans see air?

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Air is transparent to our eyes because we have evolved retinas that are sensitive to the very wavelengths of light that pass through it unobstructed

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Yes, the same way humans can see glass In a lens. When differences in air density (for example due to temperature as in mirages and heat shimmer) humans can see the way the air bends the light passing through it,

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