hidden in plain sight

Adjective

idiomatic not-comparable

(idiomatic) Seemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find.

Japanese Meaning

一見隠れているように見えるが、実際は隠れておらず容易に見つけられる状態 / 目立たない場所にあるかのように感じられるが、実は誰にでもよく見える状態

What is this buttons?

The hidden in plain sight clue in the crossword misled solvers for days.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

クロスワードにある、一見隠れているように見えるが実は簡単に見つけられる手がかりが、何日も解答者を惑わせた。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Seemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find.

The postcard is “not a secret hidden document that nobody can find,” Mr. van der Veen said. “A lot of people have already seen it, and recognize the subject, the motif of tree roots. It was hidden in plain sight.”

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