It does seem to look visually less squished if I flip the image over, so beyond the projection, I would also say yes to optical illusion to some extent: https:/

It does seem to look visually less squished if I flip the image over, so beyond the projection, I would also say yes to optical illusion to some extent: https://i.imgur.com/JPIuvYl.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/JPIuvYl.jpeg