The world design in this game is incredible, and sometimes you just want to show it off to folks who have never played the game. I just don’t want to dump 20 silver every time I need to warp around and re-achieve those vista points. And I’m aware the vistas really are only there to force players to admire the designers’ hard work—let’s not make it costly to do so. :)
You really should just be able to open up your map and double click a vista and see it as if you were there. Really, having your character model there isn’t necessary.