diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/MemberCategory.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/MemberCategory.java
index 4025366932..38c2178d22 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/MemberCategory.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/MemberCategory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,22 +32,22 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 public enum MemberCategory {
 
 	/**
-	 * A category that represents introspection on public {@linkplain Field fields}.
-	 * @deprecated with no replacement since introspection is included
-	 * when {@link ReflectionHints#registerType(Class, MemberCategory...) adding a reflection hint for a type}.
-	 * Use {@link #INVOKE_PUBLIC_FIELDS} if getting/setting field values is required.
-	 * @see Class#getFields()
+	 * A category that represents reflective field access on public {@linkplain Field fields}.
+	 * @deprecated in favor of @link #INVOKE_PUBLIC_FIELDS} with similar semantics.
+	 * @see Field#get(Object)
+	 * @see Field#set(Object, Object)
 	 */
 	@Deprecated(since = "7.0", forRemoval = true)
 	PUBLIC_FIELDS,
 
 	/**
-	 * A category that represents introspection on {@linkplain Class#getDeclaredFields() declared
-	 * fields}: all fields defined by the class but not inherited fields.
-	 * @deprecated with no replacement since introspection is included
-	 * when {@link ReflectionHints#registerType(Class, MemberCategory...) adding a reflection hint for a type}.
-	 * Use {@link #INVOKE_DECLARED_FIELDS} if getting/setting field values is required.
+	 * A category that represents reflective field access on
+	 * {@linkplain Class#getDeclaredFields() declared fields}: all fields defined by the
+	 * class but not inherited fields.
+	 * @deprecated in favor of @link #INVOKE_DECLARED_FIELDS} with similar semantics.
 	 * @see Class#getDeclaredFields()
+	 * @see Field#get(Object)
+	 * @see Field#set(Object, Object)
 	 */
 	@Deprecated(since = "7.0", forRemoval = true)
 	DECLARED_FIELDS,
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ReflectionHints.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ReflectionHints.java
index e66aaec411..2a6ba90aaa 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ReflectionHints.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ReflectionHints.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ public class ReflectionHints {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Register the need for reflection on the specified {@link Field}.
-	 * @param field the field that requires reflection
+	 * Register the need for reflective field access on the specified {@link Field}.
+	 * @param field the field that requires reflective access
 	 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
 	 */
 	public ReflectionHints registerField(Field field) {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/TypeHint.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/TypeHint.java
index 4502e502f5..b23f8d8355 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/TypeHint.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/TypeHint.java
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ public final class TypeHint implements ConditionalHint {
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * Register the need for reflection on the field with the specified name.
+		 * Register the need for reflective access on the field with the specified name.
 		 * @param name the name of the field
 		 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
+		 * @see java.lang.reflect.Field#get(Object)
+		 * @see java.lang.reflect.Field#set(Object, Object)
 		 */
 		public Builder withField(String name) {
 			this.fields.add(name);
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java
index 5dd427af89..6b9f6541c6 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java
@@ -290,9 +290,7 @@ public class ReflectionHintsPredicates {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return a predicate that checks whether a reflection hint is registered for the given field.
-	 * By default, unsafe or write access is not considered.
-	 * <p>The returned type exposes additional methods that refine the predicate behavior.
+	 * Return a predicate that checks whether a reflective field access hint is registered for the given field.
 	 * @param field the field
 	 * @return the {@link RuntimeHints} predicate
 	 * @deprecated since 7.0 in favor of {@link #onFieldInvocation(Field)}