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Interesting question - not sure if perhaps it hasn't been addressed in Tolkien's letters (anyone knows?) or something, but I would say that it has to do with the "degree of corruptedness" of the person, first; second, maybe also the rising power of Sauron caused the Ring to have "stronger influence". Also, Frodo started seeing the stuff mostly after he had gone through the experience of being almost stabbed to death by a Morgul-blade, and Sam saw that only in Mordor, where the power of the Ring was certainly altered considerably...
But that is just my own guess.
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