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Roll is felt as an actual angular change in the deck beneath your feet. Pitch is felt as a change in your apparent weight. It is more noticeable the farther you get from the middle of the ship, most noticeable in the bow or stern. Yaw isn't felt at all, except possibly by whoever is on the wheel.
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