This might be contentious, but I personally feel that "Line of Sight" can't be broken just by closing your eyes, whether or not you have special senses. It is still "Within Line of Sight" even if you're willingly foregoing your sense of sight. Just as your character is assumed to have 360 degree perception around themselves... you're not limited to a single cone of vision in front of yourself.
I can't help but think of the Medusa statblock, which calls out the specific rules that apply to avoiding eye contact with the Medusa. If it was possible to break the frightened condition the same way, I feel like it would be called out in the description for fear. Although I suppose there's the possibility that they didn't bother because just outright shutting your eyes in the middle of combat has the same effect as the frightened condition (disadvantage on attacks and ability checks)
If the character is a toddler then the source of fear disappears from the world when they close their eyes, lol. I think a character who doesn't understand permanence would be a problem tho.
I agree that closing your eyes isn't a hack for this. "Conquest Paladins hate this one simple trick!"
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If the character is a toddler then the source of fear disappears from the world when they close their eyes, lol. I think a character who doesn't understand permanence would be a problem tho.
I agree that closing your eyes isn't a hack for this. "Conquest Paladins hate this one simple trick!"