It's somewhat dependent on the individual. I've never been able to see the dash on any vehicle I've ever driven and I've driven a lot of vehicles over the years. I'm too tall. My head also usually doesn't fit under the roof in most vehicles and the headrests jut between my shoulder blades. For reference, I couldn't fit in the S that had a sunroof without leaning my head to the middle to go into the sunroof cavity, and it's headrests weren't high enough, but they were close. Don't get me started on airplane seats.
My 3 was a revelation. I loved being able to see everything on the centre console in spite of the dire warnings that the 3 was undriveable because it didn't have a dashboard. No more bobbing my head around simply trying to figure out the speed I was driving or if my high beams were on. Now I have a yoke on an X. There are advantages to both the yoke and the round steering wheel. Thing is, 98-99% of the time the advantages of the yoke come into play and 1-2% of the time the advantages of the steering wheel come into play. On the flip side, the disadvantages of the yoke can be a little more annoying than those of the steering wheel. I consider it a wash. Now that the yoke costs extra, I doubt I'd pay more for it, but I'm glad I have one. As for the centre screen vs. dashboard, I've put in 8,500 km on the X since the week before Christmas and I still prefer everything being on the centre screen, and that's even with the yoke not obscuring my view.
What I have learned over the years from the centre console and now the yoke is that a lot of people like to see things in black and white and none moreso than those who haven't ever even experienced the thing/feature they're opining about...