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Cut down that tree.

Can I have a saw?

No

Okay, it will take much longer then as I’ll have to do x, y, and z.

Pick one: [That’s fine, proceed] [Okay you can use a saw]

Preferably, it would ask for help to see the image and only engineer its own workaround if that was not an option. There could also very well be something in the prompt that would cause it not to do so. Opus 4.8 is usually good at asking for clarification for things like this when I'm using it.

Why would it ask to see the image if it was already told it cannot see the image?

No, a proper analogy is painting with blindfolds on or playing the piano deaf. Doing math without a calculator is like… rather common?