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star wars - Why does Luke Skywalker not sense the Force in Master Yoda?



As we all know Luke Skywalker used the Force to destroy the Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope.


Darth Vader famously says



The Force is strong with this one.



Yet three years later in The Empire Strikes Back, when he meets Master Yoda for the first time he appears to sense nothing of the Force in the great master, even though he feels:



... like we're being watched!



Why?



Initial, and (deceptively?) light-hearted encounter with Master Yoda






Answer



This is even simpler than anyone else is suggesting.


We know from canon that even the strongest Force user is not ordinarily able to be sensed by other strong users:




  • Qui-Gon doesn't sense the Force sensitivity in Anakin.





  • Anakin doesn't sense the Force sensitivity in his twin unborn children. As in, he doesn't even know there are two.




  • Vader doesn't sense the Force sensitivity in Leia on board of Death Star.




  • Vader doesn't sense the Force sensitivity in Luke on board of Death Star (and you can't blame it on being too busy with Obi-Wan, since that doesn't explain Leia bullet).





  • Yoda, Mace and co don't sense the Force sensitivity in Palpatine (OK, that one was Lucased away with "Dark Side influence"... which in no way explains the first 3 bullets)




TFA spoiler:



* Kylo Ren not sensing Force sensitivity in Rey when he is initially on Jakku (and I think even when he captures her but before the interrogation).



So, the only times you can sense the Force in someone is when the target is actively using their Force abilities (so you likely don't sense their Force sensitivity, but the effect their Force abilities have on the Force when using it). This explains





  • Vader sensing Obi-Wan on board of Death Star (Obi-Wan used the Force to sneak around)




  • Vader sensing Luke when flying Death Star trench run (he finally tapped into the Force)




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