No it was a call back to reverie event.
It isn't just one event, its overall portrayal of Mihawk.
His Eyes can track people from the crowd of 100s of people
	
	
		
		
	
	
He can fight a commander without even looking and fully unfocused. Katakuri would be cut like shit in the same situation despite Future Sight
	
	
		
		
	
	
They say Mihawk's Eyes can kill a man
	
	
		
		
	
	
His Original Nick Name was literally meant to be
 Clairvoyant 
"a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact."
Constant zoom ins on Mihawk's Eyes
His Eyes literally freezing Luffy and made him fear death
	
	
		
		
	
	
At this point to suggest it isn't some God Tier CoO and just an artistic choice is just being delusional.