i think it's really funny that i have a really good friend of mine who is exactly the same height as me but has a very loud and boisterous voice vs me that is quiet and i have absolutely no vocal strength at all and when they encounter us separately they think my friend is taller than me because of their general presence and then we're seen together and it breaks every illusion the person had.
hierarchy of scale isnt just an art history term, its a totally psychological phenomenon.