You are likely using the “player start” to spawn in the default player character. If you want the player character to be present in the level where you can “see” him without hitting play, delete the “player start” from the level and drag in an instance of the 3rd person character BP into your level editor. Then simply place the character wherever you want him to start. Then you will “see” him always in the editor and when you press “play” you will possess the character.
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