More and more I want a “Gallery” view, but agree it should not enforce having/showing images. It could perhaps just be called “Card” view, with ability to control all fields shown on cards, including optional images as “covers”, and adjustable image size.
I’m not the one to make such a decision, but I do think the needs here could be encompassed by the feature request here:
Especially if the option of just not having images is available. Being able to rearrange field order on Cards would be great too.