User blog comment:D. Cello/Assassinews 10/11 -- Desmond's Ancestry Revealed/@comment-187.40.70.98-20111015161254/@comment-1625914-20111015165243

It's clear everyone got that shit wrong: as explicitly stated by the voice of the aimus itself on AC1: "the Eagle Vision is a VISUAL REPRESENTATION of your ancestor's instincts when perceiving the intentions of others."

That was Altaïrs gut feeling, nothing more.