Storing Pics on iCloud w/Photos But Viewing on Demand w/iOS Devices

My intention is to use Photos to organize and upload my pics to iCloud. But my wife and I would like to be able to view, on demand if you will, these iCloud pics on our iOS devices without having to download them to the iOS device and use up local storage. Can this be done and if so, what is the configuration required? Thanks for your help!

Currently this isn't possible since it looks like 'Optimize iPhone Storage' will still download some images to the device.
From iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support:
"If you turn on Optimize [device] Storage, iCloud Photo Library will automatically manage the size of your library on your device, so you can make the most of your device's storage and access more photos than ever. All of your original, full-resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud while device-size versions are kept on your device. You can download the original photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular when you need them."

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