You could also argue that "seeing" doesn't necessarily mean "perceiving". I can point my eyes to the exact spot where the Andromeda Galaxy is, or even other gal

You could also argue that "seeing" doesn't necessarily mean "perceiving". I can point my eyes to the exact spot where the Andromeda Galaxy is, or even other galaxies further away, and not actually perceive anything. But tint amount of photons from that galaxy still hit my eye. But that's being obtuse..