EasyClassic
"Put me on and you become someone else. Take me off and you are yourself again. I have eyes that cannot see, because you look out through them. What am I?"
Answer
A Mask
Explanation
A mask hides the wearer's face and lends them another. Its eyes are only holes — the seeing is done by the person behind them.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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