Yes, his body could be supported by the tail, granting him a broader view...
Well, he didn't actually have a field of vision, but doing so would indeed allow him to feel the higher winds and sense distant vibrations.
He guessed that he now looked like a kangaroo with a thick tail, using it to support his entire body, making him appear tall.
A simple combination made him realize two things.
He could combine with other bones.
After combining, he could control the bones.
Haha, what news could be more delightful than these two discoveries?
This meant...
He could piece together a more marvelous body, a real body.
This body could have eyes, could have ears, then he would truly be able to see, to hear!
Logically speaking, the tailbone at his back was just a bone, it shouldn't have a sense of touch since it had no nerves for touch; it shouldn't have the power to move since it had no muscles.
Yet, it possessed such abilities, indicating that bones held conceptual abilities.