My thinking is that surely being able to be seen from a distance away isn’t an advantage.
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It isn’t/wasn’t always an advantage, there are quite a few examples where holding the high ground is a disadvantage.
1. Easily surrounded or sieged – for example the Siege of Masada (73-74 AD), Battle of Jieting (228 AD), etc.
2. Limits ability to retreat or manoeuvre – for example the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876 AD)
3. Artillery vulnerability – for example in WWI most high ground positions were obvious targets and thus very heavily shelled, making them perilous to hold.
4. Weather – can get very extreme on high ground, for example The Kargil War (1999 AD)
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