見える is a special verb that work as the potential form of 見る. Incidentally, 見られる also can work as the potential form, and 見える and 見られる are used in different situations. For instance, 見える can be potential when really seeing the object. This is why 見える is used in your example.
Incidentally, 聞こえる also works as the potential form of 聞く other than 聞ける, similar to 見える vs. 見られる.