<p>When I browse code in Vim, I need to see opening and closing parenthesis/
brackets, and pressing <kbd>%</kbd> seems unproductive.</p>

<p>I tried <code>:set showmatch</code>, but it makes the cursor jump back and forth
when you type in a bracket. But what to do if I am browsing already written code?</p>

```
set showmatch
```
is your best bet.  you can also use the
%
command to jump between matching parenthesis, braces, brackets, quotes, etc.