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;Fluid-Solid inversion: Bodies of water in the Physical Realm appear as solid in the Cognitive, whereas land on the Physical Realm appear as some sort of fluid, the composition of which differs for each region. According to Leras, the reason for this has something to do with the way men think and where they are likely to pass.{{msh ref|3|2}}
;A tiny sun: There appears to be a sun in the Cognitive Realm's sky, but it has consistently been described as being smaller than what each character seeing it is familiar with. The sun disappears in the space between worlds. Shadows in the Cognitive Realm have been witnessed as drawing towards light sources instead of away from them, though the exact reason for this is unknown.
;Investiture-based illumination: All [[Invest]]ed Physical objects glow in the Cognitive Realm. Since life itself appears to be a form of Investiture, living things on the Physical Realm glow in the Cognitive. Certain objects might also glow even though they are not Invested, as in the case of metal in [[Scadrial]], though why this is so has not yet been revealed.
;Non-Investiture-based illumination: Though only witnessed on Scadrial, it is possible that each planet has a form of communication or writing that is undetectable in the Cognitive Realm. This, on Scadrial, is done by writing on metal. However, every planet seems to have a form of writing connected to the magic system of the world. On [[Nalthis]], there exists an artisan's script, with letters being represented by color. On [[Sel]], specifically in [[Elantris]], [[Raoden]] locates some books written using Aonic script. On Roshar, it seems to be glyphs, symmetric words in interesting configurations, which, due to natural cymatics in the planet's geography and other instances, indicates symmetry could be the version of communication unreadable to Shards. Though unconfirmed, this idea has merit.
;Plants on Cognitive land: Some areas in the Cognitive land (which is water on the Physical Realm) appear to have plants or plant-shaped objects on them, the type of which differ in each region.
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