I think i just realized somthing. I think that the view wasnt broken. After using Shift C and clicking in the 2D view, a small blue circle appeared that moved as the camera moved, so its gotta be the camera. I
theorize that there wasnt an actual graphical issue, but that the camera was placed at a "start point" or simmilar, and wasnt near the map itself. I hope this completely useless tidbit of information has cleared things up
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