diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 179f6ee832271..4dc1fca24f36d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -11785,7 +11785,10 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
      * user and that ideally it should not be covered. Setting this is only appropriate for UI
      * where the user would likely take action to uncover it.
      * <p>
-     * The system will try to respect this, but when not possible will ignore it.
+     * The system will try to respect this preference, but when not possible will ignore it.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: while this is set to {@code true}, the system will ignore the {@code Rect}s provided
+     * through {@link #setPreferKeepClearRects} (but not clear them).
      * <p>
      * @see #setPreferKeepClearRects
      * @see #isPreferKeepClear
@@ -11817,11 +11820,11 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
      * user and that ideally they should not be covered. Setting this is only appropriate for UI
      * where the user would likely take action to uncover it.
      * <p>
-     * If the whole view is preferred to be clear ({@link #isPreferKeepClear}), the rects set here
-     * will be ignored.
-     * <p>
      * The system will try to respect this preference, but when not possible will ignore it.
      * <p>
+     * Note: While {@link #isPreferKeepClear} is {@code true}, the {@code Rect}s set here are
+     * ignored.
+     * <p>
      * @see #setPreferKeepClear
      * @see #getPreferKeepClearRects
      */
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 3a2401a970094..7150fca5ab991 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -3364,7 +3364,7 @@
             area for the user and that ideally it should not be covered. Setting this is only
             appropriate for UI where the user would likely take action to uncover it.
             <p>The system will try to respect this, but when not possible will ignore it.
-            See {@link android.view.View#setPreferKeepClear}. -->
+            <p>This is equivalent to {@link android.view.View#setPreferKeepClear}.-->
         <attr name="preferKeepClear" format="boolean" />
 
         <!-- <p>Whether or not the auto handwriting initiation is enabled in this View.