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Although it is well-known that unexpected disruptions of movement continuation between launcher and target decrease causal impressions in centre-to-centre collisions, the role of observers\u2019 visual uncertainty around predicted moving trajectories remains relatively unexplored. In this work, we (1) assess observers\u2019 uncertainty around post-collision moving angles in a trajectory prediction task and (2) collect their causal impression in a causality rating task. In the latter task, observers viewed centre-to-centre collisions with different levels of movement continuity between the launcher and the target disc. By presenting different launch orientations, we exploited the well-known oblique effect to vary trajectory prediction uncertainty within individuals. If observers rely on their trajectory predictions to rate the causality of the collision, we expect their accuracy in (1) to have a systematic influence on their causality rating in (2). We replicate previous findings that observers report stronger causal impressions in trials where the target and the launcher move in the same direction and weaker causal impressions for collisions where the target and the launcher moving trajectory deviated. Furthermore, causality ratings were on average higher for oblique compared to cardinal launch directions, implying that increased sensory uncertainty induces a stronger causal impression. 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