At birth, infant visual cortex connectivity resembles that of blind adults, while lifetime visual experience enhances long-range functional connectivity between visual cortices, sensorimotor systems, ...
A late-maturing brain filter in the thalamus prunes noisy sensory inputs over time, helping adults ignore distractions and focus, offering a neural basis for growing wisdom.
The phenomenon of inattentional blindness seems to show you can see without the information crossing into your consciousness.