Pictures not displaying as icons in picture folders

When I open my picture folder while in Finder, some of the nested folders will show previews of the photos as icons, while other folders only show the generic "jpeg" icon. Does anyone know why? My goal is to have the pictures themselves be displayed. Thanks!

Actually, I think the problem is the View setting for the nested folders. Check it and make sure the sub-folder has the option set to display an icon preview. Also, there are different setting options for each type of "view"--and folders can vary in their individual settings. Frankly, I believe the system for setting the view options is confusing and less useful than it used to be, but Apple likes the way it works now, and no one asked me.....
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