This is related to a separate idea which:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/tile-the-views-let-me-control-which-goes-where/idi-p/64236...
Once I've got my views the way I want them, allow me to save their positions so they'll be back like that when I reopen the file.
I realize that this might work well in an environment where multiple users are working on the same file. But we don't do that here. I'm the ONLY one working on this design model. So maybe there needs to be a setting somewhere to control whether the view layout is retained between sessions. It gets annoying having to layout my views everytime I open the file.
I keep a 3d view open along with a section and floor plan so that I can see how my changes effect the whole model AND make sure I'm selecting the right components within my model.