Are Spell-Like Abilities obvious in Starfinder?

[Ravingdork]

Is it stated anywhere in Starfinder that spell-like abilities are as overtly obvious as spellcasting?

It makes a big difference for characters like lashunta spies who may wish to make use of their detect thoughts spell-like ability.

[Pantshandshake]

I’m not going to re-post the whole long deal, but at first glance the SLA rules indicate that, much like Pathfinder, SLAs function basically identically to regular spells, so I would think they light up.

Then I had a second thought, that the SLA rules in SF look like maybe someone copied and pasted them from a PF book, which has been done in other rule cases, and those sometimes don’t work out so well since the two games are two different games.

Which makes me say “I’d think an SLA would be obvious, but it’s just my opinion and I’m not willing to argue it.”

[Jasque]

This is a repost, but I believe it's obvious when a spell is being cast due to the two rules below.

Spell-Like Abilities (SP) wrote:

Spell-like abilities are magical abilities that function very much like spells do (see Casting Spells). The main difference is that you gained the ability through a different means than normal spellcasters gain spells. A spell-like ability has a casting time of a standard action unless noted otherwise in the ability or spell description. Usually, a spell-like ability either can be used a specific number of times per day, can be used at will, or can affect a creature constantly. If a spell requires an expenditure of credits or Resolve Points as part of its casting, a creature that can cast the spell as a spell-like ability does not need to pay such costs. Creatures with spell-like abilities that can be made permanent still must pay any costs and take the listed amount of time to do so. In all other ways, a spell-like ability functions just like a spell. [emphasis added]

And

Casting Spells wrote:

When your character casts a spell, she is harnessing the latent magical energy that permeates the universe to achieve specific, measured effects. Whether you’re playing a mystic or a technomancer, or a character who has gained the ability to manipulate magical energies through some other more unusual means, casting a spell follows one basic process, as described below. A cast spell always has obvious effects that are noticeable by nearby creatures; it is not possible to clandestinely cast a spell. For information about casting a spell as a spell-like ability, see Spell-Like Abilities. [emphasis added]

The section on spell-like abilities does not contradict the rule stating that spells have an obvious effect. So, I'd say that rule still applies.

[BigNorseWolf]

Yes