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Then compare that to his teamates, or someone with vision, who would have seen the Grimm already before they landed. He had a full view of the combat zone before he even touched down, and him looking around can easily be interpreted as him trying to hear w​here the Grimm are as opposed to actually looking for them, which should have been obvious from a glance.

You might be right, of course. I just figured that the above, coupled with the... blankness of his eyes would have indicated that he's blind. We've seen stranger things in RWBY.