>>21022404Stand and point at your toes.
Now point to the floor on the other side of the room.
Notice the angle change even though it's flat?
Now imagine doing the same thing outside and throwing in waves, swell, etc. The water is going to look like it rises up and then hides a bunch of shit behind it due to perspective.
The atmosphere itself will also compress things in the distance to shrink them down making the effect seem greater than what it otherwise would be.