The moon illusion is best explained by-

1. ALinear perspective
2. BAtmospheric perspective
3. CSize-Distance scaling
4. DRetinal disparity

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Correct answer: C. Size-Distance scaling

Explanation

The moon looks larger at the horizon because apparent distance cues make the brain scale its size up (size–distance scaling).