View Options - How to Choose "This Window Only"

I want to have different view settings for different windows, but I can't find a way to do so. I have read online, and several people mentions some checkbox or radio button allowing you to choose "All Windows" or "This Window Only". I don't have either of those buttons. How do I set view options for just one window?

Open a Finder window, in the Finder menu bar select the View option, then at the bottom of the menu select "Show View Options" and, at the very top of the Options window you'll see the radio button to click to "Always open in..." (with the ... being whatever view you have the window in).
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