Loading only features within extent (in map view - not in layout)

[Senseof]

I am currently working with a large highway dataset from which I need to correct errors. This is done in stretches of 2km. I am looking for a way to only load the features within the current view extent - so I can only see the attributes within my range.

There are no definition queries I can use to do my checking. Only loading the attributes from the current extent would also hopefully improve my performance - i am working in a remote environment with poor performance.

I know it is possible to do such a thing for layout views, is it possible to do it in map view?

[Robert_LeClair]

@Senseof - in your attribute table, bottom right is a button to apply a spatial filter on your attribute table to ONLY show records that are in the Map View extent.  See image below.

[MapGrrl]

Does it help to turn off the Pro setting, "Make newly added layers visible by default"?

That should at least give you a minute to adjust your view before you turn on the layer.