EasyClassic
"I come when you close your eyes and vanish when you open them. I can terrify or delight you. I feel real yet I never am. What am I?"
Answer
A Dream
Explanation
Dreams occur during sleep — when eyes are closed — and dissolve upon waking. Nightmares terrify; beautiful dreams delight. They feel completely vivid and real yet exist only in the mind.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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