Trials and modern-day normal Raids: what do you see as the difference?

[AmiableApkallu]

All Normal Raid content is associated with a linear story, but then there's Trial content like Four Lords and Werlyt that function similarly so that doesn't feel like a genuinely distinguishing feature.

My hot take: Raids are about a place and its story. Trials are about a people (interpreted broadly, c.f. the Waring Triad) and their story.