I've chosen to look at Richter's work as he is known for making paintings which contain a certain photographic quality.
The thing that sets his images apart from standard paintings ( and the reason they resemble photographs) is that he is able to create blur using soft brushes and a squeegee. I thought this was a good reference as he is technically making something appear different to what it is. In other words he is creating paintings to appear as photographs as I am creating Virtual images to appear as physical landscapes. Fooling the viewer into thinking that they are viewing something different.
I get the same feel from looking at Richter's paintings as I do from my photographs. The feeling of uncertainty but unable to pinpoint the factor that creates this feeling.
