Tā miáohuì de wèilái bùguò shì yī ge měilì de huànjǐng.
The future he describes is nothing more than a beautiful illusion.
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Compare with 幻象 (huànxiàng) which leans abstract/mental, and 海市蜃楼 (hǎishìshènlóu) the classical chengyu for a mirage. 幻景 emphasizes the visual scene that turns out not to be real.