Revit :: View Range Of All Other View Types

Having been on Revit for more than 8 years there's nothing more difficult to explain to a new user than how the View Range functions.  It's one of the first features one must deal with with Revit and yet it can yield illogical results without proper use.  The #1 youtube video on Revit's View Range is 20 MINUTES long! Here's my top reasons why View Range is illogical:

1.  It does not behave like the "view range" of all other Revit view types.  Sections, Elevations, 3d views are all based on a simple concept, a direction, and a 3 dimensional bounding box.  With floor plans, elements can appear (or not appear) in a floor plan that is clearly cut so that they shouldn't if the user doesn't understand the rules (and there are lots).
 
2.  It has "Additional View Range Rules" (or exceptions to logic), 7 in fact, which takes Revit Wiki over a page to describe.  Each rule is complicated and very situational.  No other Revit view types have exceptions.  Why floor plans need to have special exceptions is absurd and political.  These exceptions must also slow down regeration time of the model since it must process different groups of elements individually to determine their view state in the floor plan.
 
3.  Modern architecture does not adhere to simple boxy shapes and user's need to trust that their view range is actually cutting the surface as they see it.  No exceptions or special rules.
 
4.  View Range has a Top and a Cutting Plane elevation.  It is completely illogical for any element to appear above the cutting plane.  This can easily lead to misinterpretation of 2d drawings because some elements may not appear in section even though they are above the cutting plane.  Views should have a cutting plane, direction (up or down in this case) and a depth.  Simple, just like all other Revit views.
 
5.  The View Depth "range" is rarely used effectively.  The only practical use is to show low roofs of buildings with higher roofs, or possibly foundation elements.  Scope boxes or Underlays can accomplish this task much simpler.  All the additional line-styles that accompany View Depths are just unnecessary and add more things for the user to manage.  It's time to kill View Depth.
 
It's in Autodesk's best interest to make Revit a user-friendly application.  This is one area that needs attention.  Keep Revit easy to use without having to watch a 20 minute video.