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Actually, for most people, probably 98%, it is not possible to see UV light itself, you can only see the florescent effect resulting from UV light being reflected back as normal light by objects that have this property. The lens of the human eye filters out the actual UV spectrum in a normal human eye.

HOWEVER, some people have to undergo eye surgery to remove the lens (for various reasons) and once the lens is removed, those individuals (myself included) CAN actually see some of the UV spectrum.

Since I was a kid, I could not understand why "black lights" were called by that name, to me, they appear a very bright white-blue-violet color. They appear that way to me until I put my glasses on, because my glasses have a UV-blocking coating on them. As a result of my being able to see UV, when I am outdoors many colors have a more blueish-purple tint to them.

I am not sure how much of the UV spectrum people with my condition can actually see, but it is certainly very noticeable. So yes, SOME humans can view ultraviolet light.

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