There are three ways to preview/check your designs:
Play mode: Click the Play button in the App bar or press Ctrl/Cmd + P. This dims the sidebars and hover effects etc. can be seen. Press Esc to exit play mode.
Open in browser button: This opens the page in a browser tab/window and reflect changes in builder automatically.
Ctrl/Cmd + .: This keeps you in the editing mode and hides the sidebars