This chapter explains how the “sensory synthesis” mentioned in the previous chapter arises, based on the way perception occurs when seeing and perceiving objects. Using the example of perceiving an ornament on a desk, the question is asked how the visible and invisible sides of the ornament enter our consciousness. It is obvious that the moment the ornament is seen, both sides are consciously perceived at the same time. The ability to distinguish between “visible” and “invisible” is inherent in consciousness; phenomenology refers to this as the “intentionality of consciousness” and identifies it as the essence of consciousness. This concept of intentionality of consciousness fundamentally overcomes “subject–object dualism”—which presupposes the opposition of subject and object—through a relationship that is always already complete. In particular, the overcoming of this dualism will be vividly illustrated when it is discussed how the sensory content is given to us “just as it is seen,” “just as it is heard” before the perception of things, and how this relates to the way intentionality is given in the form of “adumbrations.”