🚨 For anyone like me who couldn't figure it out, as of Aug 2022, you can do this in the Mac version!!! (haven't tried the other ones) 🚨
First, change and move around your columns, and add a sort order.
Then, click the "View options" icon under the Notebook title. You should see a dropdown with sections for "Note list view" and "Columns", then at the bottom an option that says "Save current view options for this notebook".
That's what you're looking for!