The driveway is not merely pavement.
It is parking, circulation, curb appeal, and the first part of the arrival experience.
How many cars do you need to accommodate every day? Two? Three? What happens when children start driving? Where do guests park? Contractors? Family gatherings?
A two-car garage does not guarantee two cars will ever fit inside it. Garages have a mysterious tendency to fill themselves with everything except automobiles.
So design realistic driveway capacity.
You may need a simple straight driveway, a widened parking pad, an L-shaped drive, a semicircle, full circle, or a longer landscaped approach.
Circular drives are convenient because you can arrive near the front entrance and leave without backing into the street. But they consume land and pavement, so they are not automatically right for every lot.
On larger properties, the driveway can create a reveal. The house may be partly hidden by landscaping and appear gradually as you enter.
Even a smaller home can create a strong arrival sequence with a walkway, landscaping, a slightly widened drive, and a garage that does not dominate the street.
Do not forget the pedestrian.
Where does a guest walk after getting out of the car? Is the front door obvious? Do they have to squeeze between parked vehicles? Are they protected from rain?
There is a psychological difference between parking in front of a house and arriving at a house.
Design the latter.