What are you on about babies can't open their eyes?? They can. I've had two!
Car seat shouldn't be forward facing for newborns (at least in the US I dunno what standards other countries have), newborn wouldn't be able to support their own head like that, best guess is the seat is supporting their body but the head yeah no way especially when it's not even a 5 point harness.

that baby looks like shes in goddamn kindergarten wtf