Why does 行ける parse into a single token, but 見られる parses into 2(見+られる)?

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Both represent the same form of different types of verbs - shouldn't they both parse into a single token? Even if 2 tokens makes more sense, they should be consistent and both parse into 2 I would think.

Edit: it was pointed out in comments that 見られる could also be passive - another example would be 食べれる, which also tokenizes into 2 tokens (食べ+れる), but is certainly potential.

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