I don't use snap views either, but if you are not using track-ir or a head tracking alternative and it is an issue seeing things well, you can always use scroll view with your hat switch and set a joystick button to quickly reset to forward facing view. This is what I use now and it works very well. You can also adjust the speed of the scroll to your liking (there is a thread in here showing that). Anyways, all the best.
Here is the thread I referred to:
http://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4467249/looking-around#Post4467249