Place three different viewports onto a layout

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On the layout ribbon

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in the layout, Viewport panel, click rectangular.

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The program prompts you to specify the corner of the Viewport

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press F three

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to toggle off object snap

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and then select a point in the lower left corner of the sheet.

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Then pick a point near the middle of the sheet to specify the opposite corner.

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As soon as you do, the viewport is created

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to create a second viewport

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on the layout ribbon

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in the layout view ports, panel,

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expand the rectangular split button and select polygonal,

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which enables you to create an irregularly shaped viewport by drawing line

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and arc segments similar to the way you create a polyline.

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The program prompts you to specify the start point,

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select a point just above the upper left corner of the first Viewport

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track to the right along the zero degree alignment line

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and pick a point about four units to the right.

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Then track up along the 90 degree alignment

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and pick a point approximately one unit up.

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You do not need to be precise,

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then track to the right again along the zero degree alignment line

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and pick a point approximately two units to the right

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then track up along the 90 degree alignment and pick a point near the top border.

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Then toggle object snap back on again

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and use object snap tracking to acquire the starting point.

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So that as you track to the left along the 180 degree alignment,

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you can select a point directly above the starting point.

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Finally, right click and select close to end the command

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to create the third viewport,

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you will convert a circle into a viewport.

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So

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first you will need to draw the circle

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on the home ribbon

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in the draw panel, click circle

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and then create a circle in the upper right corner of the layout.

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Then switch back to the layout ribbon

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in the layout, Viewport panel, expand the split button and select object.

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The program prompts you to select the object to clip viewport.

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When you select the circle, you just created,

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it becomes a viewport.

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The three methods you just used are simply variations of the same V ports command

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as you become more proficient.

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You will likely find the method that you prefer.