Whichever view is favoured, it is chosen with hindsight.
Well argued points of discussion alf5071h
The lift off and initial climb in IMC and/or night requires a high level concentration on the ADI. Most pilots will never have experienced a sudden failure of the ADI in their flying career especially at night and the momentary total disbelief that this is for real. While safety features such as comparators warn of a problem, it takes time to sort out which instrument is faulty and at low altitude there is no room for a delayed or faulty diagnosis.
Pertinent call-out's are fine but not all PM's are quick to first detect and call a problem; especially if their attention is momentarily elsewhere such as monitoring gear or flap retraction during IMC.
Glancing at the primary and standby ADI's together during those critical moments of initial rotation and climb out is nothing more than a simple precaution that both should read the same rather than rely on a comparator system or a sharp PM.