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Something like this:
It's already built-in.
I don't think you've been using After Effects for as long as I have. Because before it was possible several split screen layouts in this menu.
The Views menu is still available if you have a 3D layer. The options are two views with a horizontal split and four views as a checkerboard. You need a 3D layer to see the menu.
You can right-click in an empty part of the Composition panel and access the Switch View menu without having a 3D layer. Earlier versions of After Effects had the option to stack multiple panels and drag the divider, which I miss, but I don't recall any option to split horizontally. I do miss the ability to rearrange the 4-views panel. Multiple views never had the opportunity to have a nested comp in a separate comp panel like this:
The New View option does not give you access to the different Active Camera, Top, Left, etc., views unless you have a 3D layer. It allows you to look at nested comps in another viewer. I believe it has always been a vertical split.
I've been using After Effects since 1994 when it was an ALDUS product. I've been teaching After Effects and publishing tutorials since 1995.
As you can see, we used to have a lot more options on how to split the screen. I wish adobe would come back with them.
The division into 2 screens that remains is the worst of the options we had
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