offset non-precison you should fly to the MAPt and thereafter position yourself on the runway track
I've come across this thinking before - I would have thought you fly to the MAPt because you are NOT going to land, because the visual references for landing have not been established.
Those references should be laid down in the AIP or JAR-OPS or whatever reference is used - it may not be necessary to actually see the runway, but at least some portion of the approach lighting should be available. The visibility minima should take this into account...
In this particular case, there is a minimum distance at which the final approach track can cross the extended centreline for the procedure to be considered 'straight-in' - ICAO PANS OPS is 1400m, TERPS used to be about 3000ft (900m), but may have changed. This is to allow for the final (visual) manouevre onto the runway. The offset is also limited to 30deg for Cat A/B and 15deg for Cat C/D.