Switching layers

So I have a project that I am working on. It follows this video tutorial and the idea behind it.

The problem that I am having is that while my view changes the player object is in the other layer. I was wondering what possible solutions there are. I thought about changing the player to the active camera's layer, but as a unity newbie I do not know how to call that in to existence.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Could you put the player on its own separate layer and have both cameras show that layer?

 

yes but once again you would have to deal with being able to interact with objects on the other two layers selectively

 

You can change an objects layer with GameObject.layer.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GameObject-layer.html