Can you see what is inside or are the bowls opaque?
1868003
It is translucent so the amount of food is visible but you can't tell what the food is.
1868004
they are somewhat opaque but you really can't see what is in them.....at least i can't tell - maybe a little with the yellow one
1030077
Very nice bowls. The interior is smooth, but not perfect. If you were going to use it for a craft project you might want to go over it with a fine grit.
1750683
You can definitely see that there is something in the bread box. The textured pattern on the cover makes it difficult to read the label on the bread, so there is no way to tell if what you have in the bread box is anything other than bread. But the cover is semi-transparent so you can't really hide your goodies out of sight.
629238
No they are not transparent. Recommend buying labels to erase and write contents or if you only use 4 things routinely then have a color code system for either jars or lids or combination of both.
1335824
The glass is frosted so that you cannot see inside. However, if you have something pushed right up against the glass, you can then see what the item is.
37821
There is a zipper, it is not see through, but depending on the light you will be able to see shapes of what is inside.
1589805
The cups look just like they do in the picture. They are maybe a "semi translucent." You can see what is inside them.
402687
It's opaque. It's translucent, but not clear. You can only see images through it, not details.
160583
I am very happy with the depth of my black bowls. They are wonderful for soup or chili. I think you are correct, it is an optical illusion.
2089138
Though it is white plastic, it is not so opaque that you can't see what it inside. You can see the contents. Like others have said, it is not clear like a glass jar. I like mine very much.
2240772
The bowls themselves are glass. They say oven safe on them, but the lids are partly plastic. No oven or microwave. Also, these are smaller than I realized, but otherwise, I like them.
1387055
Yes you can see through it from the inside. But i was not happy with my purchase because it is very flimsy and my dogs tore it down in less than a week.
1242412
It is not very transparent. I cannot see through the divider even if there is light on the other side. However, with a stronger light source, some light will filter through to silhouette the designs on it.
2157614
They are semi-transparent. You should be able to tell what's in it, but some items may look alike.
1272442
Yes, they are completely smooth on the inside. These are great bowls...would buy them again.
2029967
They are translucent (as opposed to completely clear/transparent). So you can see through them, but they do have a tint of white.
796806
I'm pretty sure. There is a really large bowl, though I haven't measured it, it's super large. The bowls are great, I use them all the time.