RU.08 said:
It is possibly the most modified of all the Disney animations on home release. Every home release going back to VHS and Laserdisc has made the beast visible way earlier than he is in the actual film. It changes the entire mood of these scenes where the beast is but a silhouette.

Even the way the Beast is drawn here indicates he was never meant to be seen with the level of clarity present on the home video release. His features are exaggerated in a way that works in silhouette, but looks almost off model fully illuminated.