Being able to create attachment columns would be ideal for many reasons. Limiting views as this requester indicated. Also, having all attachments in one column is clunky and creates confusion, especially in automations with attachments. Attachment columns would limit access and clearly identify each type of attachment through the column name.
We have a number of workflows where adding an attachment to a column would be super useful.
Along with this, Smartsheet allows you to put images in columns via directly working with the sheet. However, you cannot add images to columns via forms. Forms can only add images as attachments.
I would love to see attachment columns. It would make several of our workflows much easier to manage.