Yes dear boy, I totally agree with you but, in most simulators, you will not always be able to see the landing runway because of the limitations of the visual system, until you are within about 30° of the runway heading.
I say again, and I doubt that you will disagree with me, you must NOT leave circling minima until you have the lights in sight.
We are not talking about the real world of flying real aeroplanes. The question was "how can I do it in a simulator".
(Puts even more armour on).