If you are required to hide in one place the whole time, you’ll want a spot with maximum cover that whoever is looking for you won’t think of. If you are trying to surprise someone you don’t necessarily need to be well hidden. You just want to be hidden in a place where they can’t see you until they are close and you leap out and surprise them. If you are trying to evade detection altogether and are allowed to move, you’ll want to take advantage of sight lines and mobility. Maximum cover is less important.
For instance, if playing hide and seek, your “seeker” is going to be actively thinking of hiding places as well. For this reason, try to avoid common hiding places like closets and below beds. If trying to surprise someone you’ll want to predict where they are going and position yourself in a blind spot that they’ll have on the way to their objective. If trying to move and evade detection think of the sight lines that the other person will have. Ideally you will move in and out of these sight lines as their gaze shifts.
Even if you are in a rush, don’t pick the most obvious spot. If it is really obvious, the person looking for you is sure to find it.
Are there such things as doors, furniture (such as a sofa) or soft furnishings to hide behind? Are there tables, chairs, shelves that you can crawl under? Are there outdoor items to hide behind, such as the dog’s kennel, a tree or a fence? Are there things you can hide on top of? For instance, the top of a toilet cover in a bathroom stall or the space between the top of a cabinet and the ceiling. Are there optical illusions you can make use of? For example, hiding behind hanging coats with your feet in snow boots at the base of the coats, making it seem that these are just stored objects.
If you can’t move, maximum cover and originality. If trying to surprise someone, blind spots and the ability to seize initiative for the surprise. If trying to evade detection, minimal exposure to common sight lines and maximum mobility.
Be careful with hinges, as they can squeak. You can try to hold the squeaky hinge while opening or closing the door.
You can also disturb the environment as a decoy. [2] X Research source For instance, leave a disturbance on the other side of the room so that you can hide next to the door and exit the room when the decoy is investigated.
For instance, curl into a fetal position when hiding under a bed next to discarded laundry.
Yes. This means putting your cell phone on silent too.
