What about using lookAt? This seems to work in 3D and Columbus mode
Sandcastle.addToolbarButton(‘view’, function() {
var center = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(132.159633, 43.350116);
var heading = Cesium.Math.toRadians(0);
var pitch = Cesium.Math.toRadians(-40.0);
var range = 25000.0;
viewer.camera.lookAt(center, new Cesium.HeadingPitchRange(heading, pitch, range));
});
``