Is there a shortcut key to move the timeline view from side to side?

Hi @Touri unfortunately there isn't a key specifically for that. Some people use Sequence Markers for this purpose, though. Use the M key (with no clips selected) to add a marker to your sequence. Drop a second one somewhere else, and then you can use the "Go to Next Marker" and "Go to Previous Marker" keyboard shortcuts to jump between the two.