if let makes a lot more sense when you learn that a normal let expression also takes a pattern[1].

  let Coordinates(x, y) = get_coords();

  let Some((x, y)) = get_coords() else { return };

Once you internalize how patterns work (and they really work everywhere) it all starts to really make sense and feels a lot cleaner.

[1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/patterns.html