How can I make Spotlight preview column always visible?

In previous versions of macOS, Spotlight would show two columns, one with results and the other with a preview of the selected result.

In macOS Big Sur Spotlight's default view is one column. In order for me to see the right hand column I have to click the chevron or press return. How can I make this two-column view default, like it was in previous releases?

Solution 1:

Not exactly a permanent fix that you can set by default. But when you search in spotlight, you can just press tab after typing your search, and it will pop up the column preview. You don't have to select any of the search results to enable column view, just press tab after typing your search in spotlight