They’re obvious if you’re looking for them. I actually suspect the average person if you put up a series of street signs, some in Arial, some in Helvetica, some in Microsoft Sans Serif, would not have great accuracy in identifying the fonts overall. The contention wasn’t that a three year old could easily tell the difference when they were in large font and side by side, either, it was just a more general contention that a three year old could easily differentiate between these fonts. Even looking at the fonts side by side and blown up (which is when their differences will be most glaring) I think the differences are notable (because it’s an image designed to show the differences) but not “your eyes need checked be cause a three year old could see the difference” notable. My contention had nothing to do with comparing Helvetica and Arial in general, but rather the claim that a three year old could tell the difference. (Unlike the way many people could distinguish Gill from Helvetica, or Garamond from Times almost instantly.) Helvetica and tell the difference without seeking out individual characters. Still, very few people could glance at a page of 11 pt.
The OP specifically mentions needing the correct “R” and the differences between that letter in Arial, Helvetica and Vera are dramatic. Generally I think people make too much fuss over the details of fonts, but your example does not support your contention.
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