the lord of the rings - Why does Frodo see the eye of Sauron in Galadriel's mirror?

The Lord of the Rings, chapter 7- The Mirror of Galadriel:

"But suddenly the mirror went altogether dark, as dark as if a hole had opened in the world of sight, and Frodo looked into emptiness. In the black abyss there appeared a single eye that slowly grew, until it filled nearly the whole mirror. So terrible was it that Frodo stood rooted, unable to cry out or to withdraw his gaze. The eye was rimmed with fire, but itself glazed, yellow as a cat's, watchful and intent, and the black slit of its pupil opened on a pit, a window into nothing"

We know that Sauron himself isn't physically an eye and it is hinted the eye of Sauron is more of a metaphor, but if the eye is more a metaphor, why does Frodo see the eye itself rather than feel it metaphorically speaking? Is it because as the bearer of the One he can perceive the thoughts and will of the other bearers of the rings of power?

Further on in the chapter Galadriel herself says:

"You have perceived my thought more clearly than many that are accounted wise. You saw the eye of him that holds the seven and the nine. And did you not see and recognize the ring upon my finger?"

Here she hints as the bearer of the one he can perceive and see the holders of 3,7 and 9 which we kinda already knew, but I still don't get why Frodo sees the eye of Sauron, something that is metaphorically used.

Did Galadriel herself maybe command the mirror to show Frodo the eye? Or did Frodo just perceive the holder of the seven and the nine?

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