So anyone who seeks God, whether they've heard the gospel of Jesus or not, is "pleasant" in God's sight. ANYONE. Salvation is by grace, to anyone who wants it, whether they fully know what they're doing or not.
Whatever your passage means, it cannot be contrary to the rest of scripture. So when Jesus says, "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins," that has to be taken into account with your passage. Might add that Cornelius and his household find favor in God's sight in the same fashion that every other convert in the Book of Acts did, and that was by being allowed to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus.
I can add that your passage must also be in harmony with Acts 4 where we read, "This Jesus
a is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
b 12And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men
c by which we must be saved.”
In your view, how does repentance factor in to the act of salvation?