diff --git a/.changeset/views-do-change.md b/.changeset/views-do-change.md
index a8df7db7989..8d32c45ce89 100644
--- a/.changeset/views-do-change.md
+++ b/.changeset/views-do-change.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@keystone-6/core': major
 ---
 
-Changes field `.views` module resolution, from a path, to a module path that can be resolved at the project's root directory
+Changes field `.views` module resolution, from a path, to a module path that is resolved from where `keystone start` is run
diff --git a/docs/pages/docs/apis/fields.md b/docs/pages/docs/apis/fields.md
index 1c9612606ae..a3aa3acb061 100644
--- a/docs/pages/docs/apis/fields.md
+++ b/docs/pages/docs/apis/fields.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Options:
   See the [Hooks API](./hooks) for full details on the available hook options.
 - `label`: The label displayed for this field in the Admin UI. Defaults to a human readable version of the field name.
 - `ui`: Controls how the field is displayed in the Admin UI.
-  - `views`: A module specifier that will be resolved from the Keystone project's directory to a module containing code to replace or extend the default Admin UI components for this field. See the [Custom Field Views](../guides/custom-field-views) guide for details on how to use this option.
+  - `views`: A module path that is resolved from where `keystone start` is run, resolving to a module containing code to replace or extend the Admin UI components for this field. See the [Custom Field Views](../guides/custom-field-views) guide for details on how to use this option.
   - `createView.fieldMode` (default: `'edit'`): Controls the create view page of the Admin UI.
     Can be one of `['edit', 'hidden']`, or an async function with an argument `{ session, context }` that returns one of `['edit', 'hidden']`.
     Defaults to the list's `ui.createView.defaultFieldMode` config if defined.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/admin-ui/system/createAdminMeta.ts b/packages/core/src/admin-ui/system/createAdminMeta.ts
index 3e4155f85b0..ed5e4d7d1c7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/admin-ui/system/createAdminMeta.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/admin-ui/system/createAdminMeta.ts
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ export function createAdminMeta(
 function assertValidView(view: string, location: string) {
   if (view.includes('\\')) {
     throw new Error(
-      `${location} contains a backslash, which is invalid. You need to use a module path that can be resolved at the project's root directory (see https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/7805)`
+      `${location} contains a backslash, which is invalid. You need to use a module path that is resolved from where 'keystone start' is run (see https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/7805)`
     );
   }
 
   if (path.isAbsolute(view)) {
     throw new Error(
-      `${location} is an absolute path, which is invalid. You need to use a module path that can be resolved at the project's root directory (see https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/7805)`
+      `${location} is an absolute path, which is invalid. You need to use a module path that is resolved from where 'keystone start' is run (see https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/7805)`
     );
   }
 }