This is my second card which i’m trying to make with kicad. i remember in the first card there was an option to remove the ratsnest display it help me a lot to identify the component and place them to their appropriate place.
normally this option was available in the right windows like this picture :
Is it just the panel that had that control is hidden? You can toggle that using the button on the left, second from the bottom Show/hide the layers management toolbar. It has an icon looks like a spanner over 4 coloured layers.