diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/partition/partition_charts_meta.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/partition/partition_charts_meta.ts
index 2ec2acf908c91..856b5e5a10336 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/partition/partition_charts_meta.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/partition/partition_charts_meta.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ const sharedPieDonutOptions: Omit<PartitionChartMeta, 'id'> = {
   },
   sortPriority: 6,
   description: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.pie.visualizationDescription', {
-    defaultMessage: 'Display proportions of a whole in a circular format.',
+    defaultMessage: 'Display parts of a whole in a circular format.',
   }),
 };
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export const PartitionChartsMeta: Record<PieChartType, PartitionChartMeta> = {
     },
     sortPriority: 11,
     description: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.treemap.visualizationDescription', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Use nested rectangles to show proportionality.',
+      defaultMessage: 'Use nested rectangles to show proportions and hierarchy.',
     }),
   },
   mosaic: {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export const PartitionChartsMeta: Record<PieChartType, PartitionChartMeta> = {
     },
     sortPriority: 13,
     description: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.mosaic.visualizationDescription', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Show proportions of categorical data via rectangles.',
+      defaultMessage: 'Show proportions of categorical data with rectangles.',
     }),
   },
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/xy/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/xy/types.ts
index a77dc54b46426..2ac9b3df7fdd2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/xy/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/xy/types.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export type State = XYState;
 const barShared = {
   sortPriority: 1,
   description: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.bar.visualizationDescription', {
-    defaultMessage: 'Compare categories or groups of data via bars.',
+    defaultMessage: 'Compare categories or groups of data with bars.',
   }),
 };
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export const visualizationSubtypes: VisualizationType[] = [
     }),
     sortPriority: 2,
     description: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.line.visualizationDescription', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Reveal variations in data over time or categorically.',
+      defaultMessage: 'Reveal variations in data over time.',
     }),
   },
 ];