Anecdotal: I prefer a sedan over SUVs, but there are so many SUVs in the US that I feel my view is frequently blocked by all the high SUVs when not in a SUV myself.
For example:
> The second factor is vehicle size, specifically the distance from the front of a vehicle to its occupant compartment. The longer this is, the lower the forces on the occupants.
A compact car and a crossover are typically about the same length. A "mini car" is shorter than that, which is what compromises its safety. And unlike making the vehicle heavier, making the nose longer doesn't harm the occupants of the other vehicle in a two party collision, and does actually help you in a collision with a massive stationary object (e.g. overpass) whereas weight in that case does almost nothing.
It’s not actually that bad, which I was quite worried about, but it is an inconvenience.
The irony is when I started driving a van or an SUV would let you see above almost everyone and give you a great view. Everyone moved up for that reason (among others) and now it’s not an advantage at all.