This concept goes by the name of 'Portal Filters' or 'Magic Lenses'. When an object is seen through a portal, the portal can communicate with the object during rendering to change how the object appears. So objects can behave differently when seen through portals. By using these features, developers can create portals which act as magic lenses - lenses which change the nature of the data in unique ways.
Lets look at some examples.
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