Why is house arrest misreading saying the person is gone but they are there?

House arrest can be misinterpreted as implying that a person is "gone" because they are physically confined to their home, which may lead others to assume they are not present or available for engagement. This misunderstanding arises from the notion that being under restriction equates to absence, when in reality, the individual remains within their residence, albeit under legal constraints. Thus, while they are not free to move about as they wish, they are still very much present in their physical location.