The views only update periodically, they're not instantaneous. I monitored one time but I can't recall if it was once an hour or twice an hour (and it certainly could have changed). I am pretty sure at the time (this was a few months back) I noticed view count updating about 5-6 minutes after the hour.
Also sometimes scanning (or even searching) can be helpful to see if the same question's been asked before
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