Convey vs. Perceive

From learnersdicionary.com and http://www.reference.com/ (which is a great website. Reference.com gives you several examples of how to use specific words and expressions)

Convey
2 : to make (something) known to someone 
▪ Words convey [=communicate] meaning. 

• ▪ Mere words could not convey his joy. [=he could not express his joy in words] 
• ▪ The painting conveys [=expresses] a sense/feeling of motion. 
• ▪ Her appearance conveys self-confidence. 
• ▪ The message conveyed a sense of urgency.

Perceive

1 formal : to notice or become aware of (something)
▪ I perceived [=noticed] that she had been crying. 

▪ The detective perceived [=saw] a change in the suspect's attitude.

2 : to think of (someone or something) as being something stated

• ▪ She perceived herself as an independent woman. = She perceived herself to be an independent woman.— 

often used as (be) perceived 

• ▪ He is perceived as one of the best players in baseball.
• We must also look in the mirror and try to understand how our partners perceive us.
• But if they were fur covered a human would perceive them as some sort of ape.
• There's more to gaining an understanding of how different animals perceive the world, but that's a start.