Managing Layer Visibility in a Layout
To list layers that are frozen in the current viewport
- Make sure that you are in floating model space.
- On the status bar, MODEL is on and TILE is off.
- Click in the floating viewport you want to make current.
- On the Object Properties toolbar, click the Layer Control list box.
- Look at the third column for the Freeze/Thaw in Current Viewports icon.
- Click anywhere outside the Layer Control.
Object Properties toolbar: 
Command line equivalent: LAYER, VPLAYER