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At the risk of stating the obvious, let us be reminded that a pilot flying in VMC doesn’t experience the leans?
Oh yes they do. But as you observe, the visual system usually makes it natural to ignore the phenomenon. When visual clues are reduced, say in hazy weather or at night, it becomes more obvious.
[Edited] Although the leans can be a powerful illusion, it applies only to a single axis. Further up [the previous] thread you will find my, and others', descriptions of the coriolis illusion, which is in three axes. This is not caused by a sustained turn, but by rotating the head while in a turn. The rotation is most likely looking up or down or looking left or right quite quickly. As crab suggests above, getting into a position where this might happen is like putting a loaded pistol to your head.