How to make image previews in a new window full-sized rather than icon-sized in Finder
I have always used Finder as a way to quickly view my images. I prefer using it to Preview because it uses a keyboard shortcut (the spacebar) and it allows me to scroll through images in a folder quickly with the arrow keys. I am having an issue now where when I hit the spacebar, the image that opens up is an icon, rather than an actual image. It also displays the title, size, and date. If I expand the window, the image still remains icon-sized. I'm not interested in using the preview that is displayed to the right of the icons in the same window. Rather, I would like to select an image, hit the spacebar, and open a new window that displays a full-sized image. Does anyone know how I can make this happen again? Sorry for the long rant! Thank you if anyone is able to help. I am using macOS Monterey version 12.3.1.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.3