Because a company called Getty Images required them to do so if Google wanted to show their images And Google somehow agreed to that...
Ah, solution found! Download and install this extention: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image/jpcmhcelnjdmblfmjabdeclccemkghjk with explanation here: https://www.howtogeek.com/343219/how-to-bring-back-the-view-image-button-in-google-image-search/ to re-add the all important view image button. I installed it, it works perfectly!