What is another name for a straight-in approach?

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Straight-in approaches are about final alignment with the runway and landing straight ahead without a circling maneuver. This can be done with instrument guidance (precision or non-precision) or with visual references. The term “drag approach” isn’t an established category in aviation approach terminology. A circling approach is used when you can’t land straight ahead. Among the listed terms, the one that most directly describes landing straight ahead under visual conditions is a visual approach, since you fly to the runway using sight and land straight in. So, the term that best fits as another name for a straight-in approach is a visual approach.