幻影 (huàn yǐng): Phantom / Illusion (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

He claimed that what he saw was merely a mirage-like phantom, not something that truly existed.

Could the phantom you saw last night have been an illusion caused by the lighting?

That's just a phantom in my mind, not real.

This is not an empty illusion, but a clear goal we are striving for together.