By placing End Portal Frames with the correct facings vertical, an End Portal Opens.
An example for facings is in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwXNvYIEoTY (Look at F3 Screen)
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Possible fix: checking against the height of the BlockPattern.PatternHelper instance used in EnderEyeItem class after the null check
This issue actually duplicates MC-97216.
Can confirm that this is an issue. Also affects 20w49a.