There are two problems with that argument. Firstly, distance - at the distance in the cockpit the difference between audio and visual perception is so infinitesimal as to be totally disregardable. Understanding and interpretation are the key.
The second issue is that visual perception is worthless without a frame of reference and that is why a yoke is no more superior than a sidestick. A yoke moves - how far is a significant movement? Who decides the frame of reference?