EasyClassic
"The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I?"
Answer
Darkness
Explanation
As darkness increases, your ability to see decreases. More darkness means less visibility — a perfect paradox that makes you work backwards to the answer.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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