If the little man is coloured yellow, you can use him to get Street View on at least some of the satellite photo. If he is coloured grey, then you can't get Street View on any part of the satellite photo. Drag the (yellow) man to where you want to look at streets: as you drag him, the streets that have been photographed will show blue edges. If you put him on a blue-edged street, you can see the buildings close up, but if you put the yellow man on a street that hasn't got blue edges, you won't get the close-up view. You're not doing anything wrong; you just need a bit of practice. Best of luck.