XnView Software

Yes the "open with" starts the program with the chosen picture, but in other programs you are then able to navigate through your other files instead of only that one.

Here is how you can test if for youself:
- Open a picture from a folder in a picture viewer other than XnView (Windows Photos ...

I was trying out to open files in another viewer for editing reasons and fortunately you can set file associations and default programs. So when I for example highlight a picture and press Alt+1 for configured program or F3 for system default it will open in that specific program. But the problem is ...