The song received critical acclaim, with many calling it one of Scott's best songs.
Complex's Eric Skelton commented "Travis is rapping a lot better than we're used to hearing from him", especially on songs like the second half of "My Eyes", while Mike Destefano said the song's beat switch is among his favorite instrumental pieces on
Utopia. Thomas Galindo of
American Songwriter wrote that Travis Scott's "sparse use of
autotune" "helps him deliver more raunchy, raw, fiery verses as he used to a decade ago", citing the second half of "My Eyes" as among the songs in which this quality is most notably displayed. Paul Attard of
Slant Magazine regarded
Utopia's sequencing of first six songs, which include "My Eyes", as Scott's "best run of tracks to date." Shaad D'Souza of
The Guardian called "The things I created became the most weighted" a sharp line on the song.
NME's Nathan Evans disapproved of the additional vocals, stating the song "makes clunky cameos out of
Bon Iver and Sampha, the latter of whom arrives to croon for an almighty three lines." Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of
Billboard placed "My Eyes" at number five in her ranking of the songs from
Utopia. Several critics have mentioned that the song is Scott's most direct artistic acknowledgment of the 2021 Astroworld tragedy. A review from
MusicTalkers claims that the songs lyrics include references to Travis's guilt and reflection associated with the event and frames it as one of if not the biggest track on Utopia. Likewise, a
Complex feature mentions how the closing part of the song has lyrics that really focuses on the tragedy and expresses Travis's remorse and desire to save the people that died. ==Charts==