Not quite ...
In a full sized aircraft with the pilot on board the light aren't for him, they're to help others avoid him. If it were just for the pilot they wouldn't need light at all.
I think MacDyver makes a good point and if I were to revise my idea I thick what I'd want is white lights on the front and blue lights on the back that wrap around a bit to the sides with a red strobe on the left side and a green strobe on the right side. The red and green lights on the left and right side are standard aircraft navigation lights that inform others in the air not only of the presence of the plane but the relative direction of travel.
With such a lighting system the ground based pilot would make it easier
to not only see the drone but know the orientation.
Of course, I don't think we'll see any changes until the FAA mandates it and it's anyone's guess what they'll come up with.
Brian