As best I can tell, this problem (missing view unit/form button and menu option) could possibly be a limitation of the starter edition of Delphi (this forum post: https://forums.embarcadero.com/thread.jspa?threadID=83324 ) seems to indicate an XE3 user with starter edition has the same missing buttons on their toolbar.
I did discover at the bottom of the screen there are tabs to switch between code, design, and history, which does at least give a mouse-based workaround to toggling between the views without having to expand the file view and click the right pas/dfm file. And the F12 keyboard shortcut does still work as well.