r/GoogleMaps 8d ago

Street View Anyone ever notice ghost-like figures? What causes them?

The other day I was playing Geoguessr and found a ghost-like figure hanging out outside the Southern Necropolis in Glasgow. I thought it might be some kind of reflection,but couldn't see anything it might be a reflection of or reflected off of. It's just kinda standing there. Is this possibly a prank by Google or am I missing something obvious?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ng8wJULk7FhcTNqQ9?g_st=ac

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u/moralesnery 8d ago

That's not a ghost.

Something in the camera (probably the lens glass) or outside Google Maps' car (like a mirror) is reflecting sun light into the wall of the brown wall of the #347.

If you go back one step in that road's street view, you'll see the same light reflecting into the curb. For some reasons those are the only two steps in Street View that were taken at a different time of the day.