The more I think on this, the more I wonder if it’s truly unpopular “here,” but it certainly is in public.
Headlights should be no more than 2 feet off the ground. Yes, your SUV will look dumb. No, you won’t be able to see as far. But you also won’t be blinding everyone.
And no, adjusting angles does not solve this for monster trucks in the US.
I don’t disagree, but your estimate on what height they should be is off. Most car headlights are over 2ft off the ground. That’s actually the minimum height in most states, so 99% of cars are probably higher than 24 inches