You should do research about this. I suggest reading Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics before debating this. It's not that long, and you only need to read Chapter 2.A person's view of himself may be realistic. Or it may not. Just as someone else's view may or may not be accurate.
If I watch TV and see a person there, I won't assume the person is tiny and inside the actual box. That is not realistic. Therefore, the way we view others (via TV in this case) is most certainly not realistic.