OP posted a photo of the front door release and you posted the rear door release which should be intentionally hidden. The front door release in all models are as OP posted.
The latest Model 3 also hides the rear door release. Often you’ll have guests sit in the rear and they’re used to pulling something to open the door. So they pull the manual release and damage the frameless window.
I hate Reverie. The first half is very good, better than CS4 but I start to hate it after the route merges. I would hate it if the concept they introduced persist in later installments. Some side story are fine but some I’ve read better fanfics than Kurt disguise as Kurtina and make a St. Astria girl go Yuri.