In MSFS2020 there was a command (forgot what it’s called) that let you basically just pop your head up a few inches in order to see over the dash better, then you press the key again and your head pops back down to normal.
thanks for chiming in, however that wasn’t quite it. it was a single key command that popped your head up and down a set height. i’ll have to check next time i’m in MSFS2020 and see if it made it to MSFS2024