diff --git a/docs/api/hooks/useViewTransitionState.md b/docs/api/hooks/useViewTransitionState.md
index 9c14c50694..35f80b7c8c 100644
--- a/docs/api/hooks/useViewTransitionState.md
+++ b/docs/api/hooks/useViewTransitionState.md
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/main/packages/react-router/lib/do
 [Reference Documentation ↗](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/functions/react-router.useViewTransitionState.html)
 
 This hook returns `true` when there is an active [View Transition](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/View_Transitions_API)
-to the specified location. This can be used to apply finer-grained styles to
+and the specified location matches either side of the navigation (the URL you are
+navigating **to** or the URL you are navigating **from**). This can be used to apply finer-grained styles to
 elements to further customize the view transition. This requires that view
 transitions have been enabled for the given navigation via [`LinkProps.viewTransition`](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/interfaces/react-router.LinkProps.html#viewTransition)
 (or the `Form`, `submit`, or `navigate` call)
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ function useViewTransitionState(
 
 ### to
 
-The [`To`](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/types/react-router.To.html) location to check for an active [View Transition](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/View_Transitions_API).
+The [`To`](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/types/react-router.To.html) location to compare against the active transition's current and next URLs.
 
 ### options.relative
 
@@ -55,5 +56,5 @@ more details.
 ## Returns
 
 `true` if there is an active [View Transition](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/View_Transitions_API)
-to the specified [`Location`](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/interfaces/react-router.Location.html), otherwise `false`.
+and the resolved path matches the transition's destination or source pathname, otherwise `false`.
 
diff --git a/packages/react-router/lib/dom/lib.tsx b/packages/react-router/lib/dom/lib.tsx
index 7b804e76fa..cccb5f925e 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/lib/dom/lib.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/lib/dom/lib.tsx
@@ -3309,7 +3309,8 @@ export function usePrompt({
 
 /**
  * This hook returns `true` when there is an active [View Transition](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/View_Transitions_API)
- * to the specified location. This can be used to apply finer-grained styles to
+ * and the specified location matches either side of the navigation (the URL you are
+ * navigating **to** or the URL you are navigating **from**). This can be used to apply finer-grained styles to
  * elements to further customize the view transition. This requires that view
  * transitions have been enabled for the given navigation via {@link LinkProps.viewTransition}
  * (or the `Form`, `submit`, or `navigate` call)
@@ -3318,13 +3319,14 @@ export function usePrompt({
  * @category Hooks
  * @mode framework
  * @mode data
- * @param to The {@link To} location to check for an active [View Transition](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/View_Transitions_API).
+ * @param to The {@link To} location to compare against the active transition's current
+ * and next URLs.
  * @param options Options
  * @param options.relative The relative routing type to use when resolving the
  * `to` location, defaults to `"route"`. See {@link RelativeRoutingType} for
  * more details.
  * @returns `true` if there is an active [View Transition](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/View_Transitions_API)
- * to the specified {@link Location}, otherwise `false`.
+ * and the resolved path matches the transition's destination or source pathname, otherwise `false`.
  */
 export function useViewTransitionState(
   to: To,