diff --git a/api/bsky/embedgetEmbedExternalView.go b/api/bsky/embedgetEmbedExternalView.go
index f5ddccca..e7a74df6 100644
--- a/api/bsky/embedgetEmbedExternalView.go
+++ b/api/bsky/embedgetEmbedExternalView.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ type EmbedGetEmbedExternalView_Output struct {
 	AssociatedRecords []*lexutil.LexiconTypeDecoder `json:"associatedRecords,omitempty" cborgen:"associatedRecords,omitempty"`
 	// associatedRefs: StrongRefs (URI+CID) of the Atmosphere records that backed this view, suitable for embedding into a post's external.associatedRefs.
 	AssociatedRefs []*comatproto.RepoStrongRef `json:"associatedRefs,omitempty" cborgen:"associatedRefs,omitempty"`
-	View           *EmbedExternal_View         `json:"view,omitempty" cborgen:"view,omitempty"`
+	// view: Hydrated view of the embed. Present whenever at least one record was hydrated. `view.external.title` and `view.external.description` may be empty strings when the resolved records didn't supply them; clients should treat that as 'no enrichment for this field.'
+	View *EmbedExternal_View `json:"view,omitempty" cborgen:"view,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // EmbedGetEmbedExternalView calls the XRPC method "app.bsky.embed.getEmbedExternalView".
diff --git a/lexicons/app/bsky/embed/getEmbedExternalView.json b/lexicons/app/bsky/embed/getEmbedExternalView.json
index 7d60d24e..2b52ddb1 100644
--- a/lexicons/app/bsky/embed/getEmbedExternalView.json
+++ b/lexicons/app/bsky/embed/getEmbedExternalView.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "defs": {
     "main": {
       "type": "query",
-      "description": "Resolve one or more AT-URIs into the data needed to render an enhanced external embed. Returns `associatedRefs` (strongRefs to embed into a post's external.associatedRefs) and the raw `associatedRecords`; `view` is also included when the resolved records can produce a renderable view, but may be omitted when no records were hydratable.",
+      "description": "Resolve one or more AT-URIs into the data needed to render an enhanced external embed. Returns `associatedRefs` (strongRefs to embed into a post's external.associatedRefs) and the raw `associatedRecords`; `view` is included when at least one record was hydrated, but may be omitted otherwise. When `view` is present, `view.external.title` and `view.external.description` may be empty strings if the resolved records didn't supply them — clients should treat empty values as 'no enrichment for this field' rather than the content being genuinely titleless.",
       "parameters": {
         "type": "params",
         "required": ["url", "uris"],
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
           "properties": {
             "view": {
               "type": "ref",
-              "ref": "app.bsky.embed.external#view"
+              "ref": "app.bsky.embed.external#view",
+              "description": "Hydrated view of the embed. Present whenever at least one record was hydrated. `view.external.title` and `view.external.description` may be empty strings when the resolved records didn't supply them; clients should treat that as 'no enrichment for this field.'"
             },
             "associatedRefs": {
               "type": "array",