make install DESTDIR=<PATH> will make it easier to switch the installation target other than the configured prefix.
For example, for a root owned prefix such as /usr, it would be desirable to to route the installation to a non-root directory.
It would be helpful especially in cases where packages have separate configure, build, and install stages.
Reference: https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/DESTDIR.html