View Character (freelook) being disabled is unfair for people who use first person view

[Faranox]

I've never found any developer feedback about this so I don't know if it's a bug or an intentional design choice, but it needs to change.
If you play in third person and use the View Character key you're able to look around your character freely 360 degrees.
If you play in first person and use the View Character key nothing happens.
First person is in a bad state, and allowing players to use freelook to increase their awareness would be incredibly helpful.