If you’re signed into multiple Google accounts, the “view data” Google Looker Studio file might choose the wrong account.
Create a “profile” in Chrome so that you don’t have to keep switching to the correct Google account.
Note: if you have two Self Serve Data Tool accounts, Google Looker studio may not offer you the option to switch accounts (if the first gmail account it finds is a valid Self Serve Data Tool account. In this case, simply create a separate Chrome profile for the email address you want to use.)