Difference between Obvious and Self Explanatory

OBVIOUS vs SELF EXPLANATORY: ADJECTIVE

Easily perceived and understood
In zoology, plainly distinguishable; quite apparent: as, an obvious mark; an obvious stria: opposed -to obscure or obsolete.
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; plain; manifest; evident; palpable.
Coming in the way; presenting itself as to be done.
Open; exposed to danger or accident.
Being or standing in the way; standing or placed in the front.

Manifest, Demonstrable, Plain, Big, Perceptible, Egregious, Axiomatic, Palpable, Salient, Visible, Overt, Conspicuous, Glaring, Evident, Apparent

Demonstrative, Description, Treed, Tree, Note, Tich, Lvi, Apparent, Evident, Rich, Axiomatic, Plain, Self evident, Clear, Obvious

Manifest, Demonstrable, Plain, Big, Perceptible, Egregious, Axiomatic, Palpable, Salient, Visible, Overt, Conspicuous, Glaring, Evident, Apparent

Hermeneutic, Description, Demonstrative, Treed, Tree, Note, Rich, Lvi, Evident, Apparent, Plain, Axiomatic, Self evident, Clear, Obvious

Parks, for obvious reasons, were a mostimportant source.
The reason for its rapid adoption is obvious.
Nor, for that matter, is it always obvious.
In other words, obvious statements will be ineffective.
RPM are obvious because retail prices are observable, while defections from a wholesale price agreement are less obvious because wholesale prices are private information.
You have pointed out some of the obvious, and some of the not so obvious, problems inherent in dealing with the devil!
But what is obvious to one is NOT so obvious to another.
It would be confusing for listeners if obvious changes in input data do not correspond with obvious changes in sonification output.
Some of these things are obvious but still need to be listed, others are not so obvious, but essential nonetheless.
So it helps to have identified the more obvious and less obvious contrasting characteristics among the specimen before creating your dichotomous key.

The individual workouts themselves are very self explanatory.
The code is very simple and self explanatory.
Self explanatory; he was a pretty hirsute fella.
Being ethical towards clients is pretty self explanatory.
It should look like this: Pretty self explanatory.
Work in Progress: This is pretty self explanatory.
Well, the title is pretty much self explanatory.
Should be fairly straight forward and self explanatory.
The fastest mover in your team, self explanatory.
Since it is not self-originated, the universe can hardly be regarded as self- sustaining or self-explanatory.