This sounds good, except I have been practicing seeing through my eyelids at night and can see better in my room with eyes shut rather than open. I have a full right in front of me view of my room. so it is something that can happen in reality and is known as a phenomenon. I simply think that it is your imagination filling in the gaps of what it knows is there, but it doesn't know that your eyes are shut. Kind of like:
What Our Eyes Can't See, The Brain Fills In - Medical News Today