Riddle: I have an eye but cannot see – which object best fits this description?

Introduction / Context:
This riddle plays on the word eye, which normally refers to the organ of sight in humans and animals. However, in many objects and phenomena, the term eye is used metaphorically for a hole, centre, or special point. The puzzle asks the learner to recall an object that is commonly said to have an eye yet obviously cannot see.

Given Data / Assumptions:
- The subject has an eye.

- The subject cannot see, so it is not a living creature with working vision.

- The options include both physical objects and natural phenomena.

- The riddle is a standard one often found in verbal reasoning and brain teaser collections.

- There should be one most widely accepted answer that students are expected to know.

Concept / Approach:
A sewing needle has a small hole at one end where the thread passes through. That hole is called the eye of the needle. It is a fixed technical term that appears in dictionaries and textbooks. A needle is not alive and therefore cannot see, but it literally has an eye as part of its design. This makes it a perfect match for the riddle. Other options may also use the word eye in a figurative way, but they are less standard in basic puzzles.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: List items that are commonly described as having an eye, such as a needle, a storm, a potato, or a camera lens. Step 2: From the given options, focus on the one that most directly matches the phrase eye in everyday speech. Step 3: Recognise that the term eye of a needle is very common, especially in the context of sewing and in popular sayings. Step 4: Confirm that a needle is a non living object and therefore cannot see anything. Step 5: Choose A needle as the correct answer.

Verification / Alternative check:
Check whether the other options are equally strong. A hurricane or storm can have an eye, which is the calm centre of the storm system, but that concept is more advanced geography or meteorology and appears less often in simple riddles. A statue can have carved eyes, but we normally do not say it has an eye in the riddle sense. A storm cloud may be part of a bigger storm with an eye, but again this is not the standard puzzle answer. In contrast, eye of a needle is a phrase that almost every student encounters early.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
A hurricane: Although there is an eye of the hurricane, this is a region, not a simple object, and is less common in riddle books for beginners. A statue: It may have eyes sculpted on its face, but these are not usually called an eye in a technical sense and the phrase is not a classic riddle match. A storm cloud: Does not directly use the term eye and is only indirectly linked to the idea of a storm centre.

Common Pitfalls:
Learners sometimes try to choose the most dramatic or scientific sounding option instead of the one that matches common idioms. Others may think of living beings like a blind person, which would not match the requirement to be an object. Remember that traditional riddles often rely on well known idiomatic phrases such as eye of a needle.

Final Answer:
The object that has an eye but cannot see is a needle.