Why would an administrator be unable to locate an IP address for a vSphere vmnic uplink?

Why would an administrator be unable to locate an IP address for a vSphere vmnic uplink?

A.
IP addresses are defined at the virtual nic level, not the vmnic level.

B.
ESXi host vmnics communicate with physical switches on layer 3.

C.
ESXi hosts use NAT translation to mask the actual vmnic IP address.

D.
The IP address of the vmnic is not shown in the vSphere Client.