As illustrated by the Ames room illusion, if you perceive that two objects (A and B) are an equal distance from you, yet Object A casts a larger image on your retina, you will conclude that Object A is _____ Object B.

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The Ames room illusion tricks our brain into believing that two objects are at equal distances even though they are not, and thus, our brain uses the size of objects' retinal image to calculate their size. So in this case, since Object A casts a larger image on the retina, our brain concludes that Object A is larger than object B.

As Illustrated by the Ames Room Illusion, If You Perceive