Vocabulary
환영
apparition, vision
Meaning
Noun 환영 (幻影): an apparition or seemingly unreal image.
Why this form?
환각 — hallucination: a perception without an external stimulus, often clinical; 환영 is broader and can mean an apparition.
Hanja
幻 “illusory” + 影 “shadow, image”: illusory image. Do not confuse homonymous 환영 (歡迎), “welcome.”
Examples
저… 뭔가 환영 같은 걸 봤어요… — Um… I saw something like an apparition…