Um...the point is eyes don't see. Neither do lanterns. Only the mind sees.
Perhaps you are not wording it well. It seems you are saying the meaning is "eyes do see, so lanterns see as well."
Maybe it is because you are trying to reverse the logic. However, if you understood the basics of Buddhism, you would "see" that you can't revese the logic.
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