Why can't I set a breakpoint in a ASP.NET view?

Question

If I set a breakpoint in the compiled code (for instance in an action), I can then step through, and eventually am stepping through the generation of the View.

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Answer 1

Right click on the code you want to break on and go to "Breakpoint -> Insert Breakpoint".

Why? Must have something to do with the face your not working with a pure code file and hitting the left sidebar doesn't know which block of code to use.