Reports attributed to ʿĀʾishah deny visual sight with the eyes. Other reports from Ibn ʿAbbās have been read by some scholars as supporting vision with the heart and by others as favouring sight with the eyes. These interpretations account for the range of positions discussed.
A transmitted statement, its interpretation, and a scholar's preferred conclusion are three distinct steps. Attributing a statement to a Companion does not make one interpretation of it universally decisive.
It is also necessary to distinguish a claim about vision during the Ascension from the wider question of seeing Allah in the Hereafter.