Daysleeper, I hear your point about max visibility - but I disagree. Apart from anything else, most landing lights have a very limited filament life, and are mega-expensive. Without airflow over the covers, they tend to burn out very quickly.
The sequence that I find most helpful is as follows:-
On the stand - nav lights on.
Clear start - anti-colls on.
Clear taxy - taxy & turnoffs on.
When clear line up AND entering the runway - strobes on.
Clear takeoff - landing lights on.
Leave landing lights on until passing 10,000 in the climb, and back on passing 10,000 in the descent. They also stay on until evacuating the runway. It's bad practice to have them on any more than that on the ground - apart from the filament life, you can easily destroy other people's night vision.