diff --git a/crates/re_log_types/src/component_types/instance_key.rs b/crates/re_log_types/src/component_types/instance_key.rs
index 4cddbad56db70..30d6b6b7893a7 100644
--- a/crates/re_log_types/src/component_types/instance_key.rs
+++ b/crates/re_log_types/src/component_types/instance_key.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ impl InstanceKey {
     /// for example all points in a point cloud entity.
     pub const SPLAT: Self = Self(u64::MAX);
 
+    #[allow(clippy::should_implement_trait)]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn from_iter(it: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<Self>>) -> Vec<Self> {
+        it.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    }
+
     /// Are we referring to all instances of the entity (e.g. all points in a point cloud entity)?
     ///
     /// The opposite of [`Self::is_specific`].
diff --git a/crates/re_query/src/entity_view.rs b/crates/re_query/src/entity_view.rs
index a7f8c07c7d1f6..a9bf71e39f1a4 100644
--- a/crates/re_query/src/entity_view.rs
+++ b/crates/re_query/src/entity_view.rs
@@ -377,13 +377,7 @@ fn lookup_value() {
     use re_log_types::component_types::{InstanceKey, Point2D, Rect2D};
     use re_log_types::external::arrow2_convert::serialize::arrow_serialize_to_mutable_array;
 
-    let instance_keys = [
-        InstanceKey(0), //
-        InstanceKey(1),
-        InstanceKey(2),
-        InstanceKey(3),
-        InstanceKey(4),
-    ];
+    let instance_keys = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..5);
 
     let points = [
         Point2D { x: 1.0, y: 2.0 }, //
diff --git a/crates/re_query/src/visit.rs b/crates/re_query/src/visit.rs
index 1b9a314b0a3d8..86bdb178a179e 100644
--- a/crates/re_query/src/visit.rs
+++ b/crates/re_query/src/visit.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@
 //! # use re_query::EntityView;
 //! # use re_log_types::component_types::{ColorRGBA, InstanceKey, Point2D};
 //!
-//! let instances = [
-//!     InstanceKey(0),
-//!     InstanceKey(1),
-//!     InstanceKey(2),
-//! ];
+//! let instances = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..3);
 //!
 //! let points = [
 //!     Point2D { x: 1.0, y: 2.0 },
diff --git a/crates/re_query/tests/visit_tests.rs b/crates/re_query/tests/visit_tests.rs
index d9e56508eaa2e..7a401e95a2294 100644
--- a/crates/re_query/tests/visit_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/re_query/tests/visit_tests.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ use re_query::{ComponentWithInstances, EntityView};
 
 #[test]
 fn basic_single_iter() {
-    let instance_keys = [
-        InstanceKey(0), //
-        InstanceKey(1),
-    ];
+    let instance_keys = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..2);
     let points = [
         Point2D { x: 1.0, y: 2.0 }, //
         Point2D { x: 3.0, y: 4.0 },
@@ -28,11 +25,7 @@ fn basic_single_iter() {
 
 #[test]
 fn implicit_joined_iter() {
-    let instance_keys = [
-        InstanceKey(0), //
-        InstanceKey(1),
-        InstanceKey(2),
-    ];
+    let instance_keys = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..3);
 
     let points = [
         Point2D { x: 1.0, y: 2.0 }, //
@@ -69,11 +62,7 @@ fn implicit_joined_iter() {
 
 #[test]
 fn implicit_primary_joined_iter() {
-    let point_ids = [
-        InstanceKey(0), //
-        InstanceKey(1),
-        InstanceKey(2),
-    ];
+    let point_ids = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..3);
 
     let points = [
         Point2D { x: 1.0, y: 2.0 }, //
@@ -126,13 +115,7 @@ fn implicit_component_joined_iter() {
         Point2D { x: 5.0, y: 6.0 },
     ];
 
-    let color_ids = [
-        InstanceKey(0), //
-        InstanceKey(1),
-        InstanceKey(2),
-        InstanceKey(3),
-        InstanceKey(4),
-    ];
+    let color_ids = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..5);
 
     let colors = [
         ColorRGBA(0), //
@@ -219,12 +202,7 @@ fn complex_joined_iter() {
 
 #[test]
 fn single_visit() {
-    let instance_keys = [
-        InstanceKey(0), //
-        InstanceKey(1),
-        InstanceKey(2),
-        InstanceKey(3),
-    ];
+    let instance_keys = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..4);
     let points = [
         Point2D { x: 1.0, y: 2.0 },
         Point2D { x: 3.0, y: 4.0 },
@@ -259,13 +237,7 @@ fn joint_visit() {
         Point2D { x: 9.0, y: 10.0 },
     ];
 
-    let point_ids = [
-        InstanceKey(0), //
-        InstanceKey(1),
-        InstanceKey(2),
-        InstanceKey(3),
-        InstanceKey(4),
-    ];
+    let point_ids = InstanceKey::from_iter(0..5);
 
     let colors = vec![
         ColorRGBA(0xff000000), //