Taylor is driving and when he looks out the window right beside him, mailboxes on the side of the road seem to fly by, whereas the cows in the field appear to be moving slower. What depth cue is responsible for this perception?

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Motion parallax is responsible for the perception that closer objects move faster than further ones when passing by them. This occurs because the closer objects appear to move a greater distance across our visual field than further ones. This is why Taylor perceives the mailboxes as moving faster than the cows in the field. Linear perspective, disparity, and convergence are not relevant to this particular scenario.

Taylor Is Driving and When He Looks Out the Window