What is meant by "you would only accept with your eyes closed"?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. It means: if one of you were to demand a right from another, and the debtor repaid it, the creditor would not take it except that he would feel that he had overlooked some of his due. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
2. This expression is like what one says to a seller: "Close your eyes," meaning do not be thorough, act as if you do not see. [Ibn Qutaybah]
3. When a person sees something he dislikes, he closes his eyes to avoid seeing too much of it; hence, overlooking and leniency in anything is described as "closing the eyes."