diff --git a/packages/kbn-field-types/index.ts b/packages/kbn-field-types/index.ts
index dc9e91b7b2d29..c5c5f7cba502d 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-field-types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-field-types/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export {
   getKbnFieldType,
   getKbnTypeNames,
   getFilterableKbnTypeNames,
-  normalizeType,
+  esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType,
 } from './src/kbn_field_types';
 
 export type { KbnFieldTypeOptions } from './src/types';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-field-types/src/kbn_field_types.ts b/packages/kbn-field-types/src/kbn_field_types.ts
index 740e871c8bb88..2d03d3d1db782 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-field-types/src/kbn_field_types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-field-types/src/kbn_field_types.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const castEsToKbnFieldTypeName = (esType: ES_FIELD_TYPES | string): KBN_F
 export const getFilterableKbnTypeNames = (): string[] =>
   registeredKbnTypes.filter((type) => type.filterable).map((type) => type.name);
 
-export function normalizeType(type: string) {
+export function esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType(type: string) {
   switch (type) {
     case ES_FIELD_TYPES._INDEX:
     case ES_FIELD_TYPES.GEO_POINT:
diff --git a/packages/kbn-visualization-utils/__mocks__/suggestions_mock.ts b/packages/kbn-visualization-utils/__mocks__/suggestions_mock.ts
index c563019d482b2..f8f765b14a64f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-visualization-utils/__mocks__/suggestions_mock.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-visualization-utils/__mocks__/suggestions_mock.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
-import type { Suggestion } from '../src/types';
+import type { TableChangeType } from '../src/types';
 
 export const currentSuggestionMock = {
   title: 'Heat map',
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ export const currentSuggestionMock = {
   },
   datasourceId: 'textBased',
   columns: 2,
-  changeType: 'initial',
-} as Suggestion;
+  changeType: 'initial' as TableChangeType,
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esql.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esql.ts
index e68e9998014ad..96e5cedede514 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esql.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esql.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { KibanaRequest } from '@kbn/core/server';
-import { normalizeType } from '@kbn/field-types';
+import { esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType } from '@kbn/field-types';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import type { Datatable, ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from '@kbn/expressions-plugin/common';
 import { RequestAdapter } from '@kbn/inspector-plugin/common';
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export const getEsqlFn = ({ getStartDependencies }: EsqlFnArguments) => {
             body.columns?.map(({ name, type }) => ({
               id: name,
               name,
-              meta: { type: normalizeType(type) },
+              meta: { type: esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType(type) },
             })) ?? [];
           const columnNames = columns.map(({ name }) => name);
           const rows = body.values.map((row) => zipObject(columnNames, row));
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/essql.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/essql.ts
index 61df528fc2f14..8c5baa66f9f53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/essql.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/essql.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import type { KibanaRequest } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { buildEsQuery } from '@kbn/es-query';
-import { normalizeType } from '@kbn/field-types';
+import { esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType } from '@kbn/field-types';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import type { Datatable, ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from '@kbn/expressions-plugin/common';
 import { RequestAdapter } from '@kbn/inspector-plugin/common';
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export const getEssqlFn = ({ getStartDependencies }: EssqlFnArguments) => {
             body.columns?.map(({ name, type }) => ({
               id: sanitize(name),
               name: sanitize(name),
-              meta: { type: normalizeType(type) },
+              meta: { type: esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType(type) },
             })) ?? [];
           const columnNames = columns.map(({ name }) => name);
           const rows = body.rows.map((row) => zipObject(columnNames, row));
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_ai_assistant/server/functions/visualize_esql.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability_ai_assistant/server/functions/visualize_esql.ts
index 11702dcc564db..d4a1f867e3868 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_ai_assistant/server/functions/visualize_esql.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_ai_assistant/server/functions/visualize_esql.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-import { normalizeType } from '@kbn/field-types';
+import { esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType } from '@kbn/field-types';
 import type { ESQLSearchReponse } from '@kbn/es-types';
 import { visualizeESQLFunction } from '../../common/functions/visualize_esql';
 import type { FunctionRegistrationParameters } from '.';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function registerVisualizeESQLFunction({
         response.columns?.map(({ name, type }) => ({
           id: name,
           name,
-          meta: { type: normalizeType(type) },
+          meta: { type: esFieldTypeToKibanaFieldType(type) },
         })) ?? [];
       return { content: columns };
     }