How do I use field_view_field inside a custom views .tpl?
Ok, so I figured it out. First I did a node load:

&lt;?php $node = node_load($row-&gt;nid);?&gt;


Then I had to wrap my field_view_field in a drupal_render, finally I added my image style name in the display parameter, like this:

&lt;?php print drupal_render(field_view_field('node', $node, 'field_image', 'image_style'));?&gt;