Really depends on what I'm trying to visualize. Things that are inherently graphical I'd probably put in a grid to fit more on the screen. Text probably a list.
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List, unless it's photos then grid thumbnails.
Grid for image previews. List for anything text.
Mind map
I've used to like grids, but I'm now very partial to lists. I used to like how grids enable you to scan thumbnails quickly, (like in games, music, images and files), but now I find them to be quite distracting. In lists, if I know what I am looking for (name, file type, etc), I can quickly go to where I need to be, and only need to scan a few items.
Of course, if the list is incredibly long, it'd be more difficult, but even more so with a grid of thumbnails. The only possible exception here is images. Knowing when a photo was taken can give me a clue, but hell do I remember what I took that got saved as IMG_20230303163333.jpg is and how the content differs from IMG_2023030316303030.jpg
If it has hierarchical organization like files/folders, then miller columns. I wish there was a decent Linux file browser with miller columns; it's one of my favorite things in macos.
If the cover art/thumbnail is helpful for quickly visually scanning, then grid. This is for things like my movies and shows in Kodi.
Everything else should be a list.
Files: always a list. Photos: preferably a grid
ls -la, strictly.
Lists with sub-lists