diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressionToTs.test.ts b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressionToTs.test.ts
index 97d834282f..2dac3bfd72 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressionToTs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressionToTs.test.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(foo, ["*", "id"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(foo, ["*", "id"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(examplebucket.networkInterface, ["0", "access_config", "0", "assigned_nat_ip"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket.networkInterface, ["0", "access_config", "0", "assigned_nat_ip"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(examplebucket.networkInterface, ["0", "access_config", "0", "assigned_nat_ip"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket.networkInterface, ["0", "access_config", "0", "assigned_nat_ip"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(examplebucket.networkInterface, ["0", "access_config", "0", "assigned_nat_ip"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket.networkInterface, ["0", "access_config", "0", "assigned_nat_ip"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(Fn.toset(propertyAccess(examplebucket, ["*"])))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.toset(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket, ["*"])))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(Fn.element(examplebucket, 0), ["id"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(Fn.element(examplebucket, 0), ["id"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(Fn.element(propertyAccess(examplebucket, ["*", "id"]), 0))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.element(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket, ["*", "id"]), 0))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(examplebucket, ["0", "id"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket, ["0", "id"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(Fn.element(propertyAccess(test2.value, ["\\"val1\\""]), 0))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.element(Fn.lookupNested(test2.value, ["\\"val1\\""]), 0))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(Fn.flatten(propertyAccess(vnets.value, ["*", "subnets", "*", "name"])))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.flatten(Fn.lookupNested(vnets.value, ["*", "subnets", "*", "name"])))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `""\${{ for vnet in \${" + propertyAccess(vnets.value, ["*"]) + "} : (vnet.vnet_name) => vnet.subnets[*].name}}""`
+      `""\${{ for vnet in \${" + Fn.lookupNested(vnets.value, ["*"]) + "} : (vnet.vnet_name) => vnet.subnets[*].name}}""`
     );
   });
 
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(Fn.join("-", Token.asList([propertyAccess(tags.value, ["app"]), propertyAccess(tags.value, ["env"])])))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.join("-", Token.asList([Fn.lookupNested(tags.value, ["app"]), Fn.lookupNested(tags.value, ["env"])])))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(Fn.join("-", Token.asList(Fn.concat([propertyAccess(tags.value, ["app"]), propertyAccess(tags.value, ["env"]), propertyAccess(tags.value, ["other"])]))))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.join("-", Token.asList(Fn.concat([Fn.lookupNested(tags.value, ["app"]), Fn.lookupNested(tags.value, ["env"]), Fn.lookupNested(tags.value, ["other"])]))))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(myIterator.value, ["name"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(myIterator.value, ["name"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(Fn.element(examplebucket, 0), ["id"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(Fn.element(examplebucket, 0), ["id"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ describe("expressionToTs", () => {
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(Fn.concat([propertyAccess(privateSubnets.value, ["*", "id"]), propertyAccess(publicSubnets.value, ["*", "id"])]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.concat([Fn.lookupNested(privateSubnets.value, ["*", "id"]), Fn.lookupNested(publicSubnets.value, ["*", "id"])]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ EOF`;
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(changemeAzListEbsSnapshot.names, ["0"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(changemeAzListEbsSnapshot.names, ["0"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ EOF`;
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(changemeAzListEbsSnapshot, ["testing_map", "foo"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(changemeAzListEbsSnapshot, ["testing_map", "foo"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ EOF`;
       () => ["map", "string"]
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asStringMap(propertyAccess(changemeExternalThumbprintData, ["result", "thumbprint"]))"`
+      `"Token.asStringMap(Fn.lookupNested(changemeExternalThumbprintData, ["result", "thumbprint"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ EOF`;
       () => "string"
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(examplebucket, ["foo", "bar"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket, ["foo", "bar"]))"`
     );
   });
 
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ EOF`;
       () => "string"
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(defaultTags.value, ["project"])) + "-client-tg""`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(defaultTags.value, ["project"])) + "-client-tg""`
     );
   });
 
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ EOF`;
       getType
     );
     expect(code(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Token.asString(propertyAccess(available.names, ["\${count.index}"]))"`
+      `"Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(available.names, ["\${count.index}"]))"`
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressions.test.ts b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressions.test.ts
index f786f323ab..da439f3502 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/__tests__/expressions.test.ts
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ describe("expressions", () => {
 
     it("should convert iterator value deep accessor", async () => {
       expect(await run('"${each.value.list.map.name}"')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `"propertyAccess(myIterator.value, ["list", "map", "name"]);"`
+        `"Fn.lookupNested(myIterator.value, ["list", "map", "name"]);"`
       );
     });
 
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ describe("expressions", () => {
       expect(
         await run('"${each.value[0]["map"]["name"]}"')
       ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `"propertyAccess(myIterator.value, ["[0]", "[\\"map\\"]", "[\\"name\\"]"]);"`
+        `"Fn.lookupNested(myIterator.value, ["[0]", "[\\"map\\"]", "[\\"name\\"]"]);"`
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/expressions.ts b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/expressions.ts
index 58593e9119..f2d97a6d42 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/expressions.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/lib/expressions.ts
@@ -260,10 +260,14 @@ function convertScopeTraversalExpressionToTs(
 
     if (segments.length > 2) {
       scope.importables.push({
-        constructName: "propertyAccess",
+        constructName: "Fn",
         provider: "cdktf",
       });
-      return t.callExpression(t.identifier("propertyAccess"), [
+      const callee = t.memberExpression(
+        t.identifier("Fn"),
+        t.identifier("lookupNested")
+      );
+      return t.callExpression(callee, [
         variableAccessor,
         t.arrayExpression(
           segments.slice(2).map((s) => t.stringLiteral(s.segment))
@@ -340,10 +344,14 @@ function convertScopeTraversalExpressionToTs(
   }
 
   scope.importables.push({
-    constructName: "propertyAccess",
+    constructName: "Fn",
     provider: "cdktf",
   });
-  return t.callExpression(t.identifier("propertyAccess"), [
+  const callee = t.memberExpression(
+    t.identifier("Fn"),
+    t.identifier("lookupNested")
+  );
+  return t.callExpression(callee, [
     ref,
     t.arrayExpression(nonRefSegments.map((s) => t.stringLiteral(s.segment))),
   ]);
@@ -598,11 +606,14 @@ function convertIndexExpressionToTs(
   const keyExpression = convertTFExpressionAstToTs(scope, keyExpressionChild!);
 
   scope.importables.push({
-    constructName: "propertyAccess",
+    constructName: "Fn",
     provider: "cdktf",
   });
-
-  return t.callExpression(t.identifier("propertyAccess"), [
+  const callee = t.memberExpression(
+    t.identifier("Fn"),
+    t.identifier("lookupNested")
+  );
+  return t.callExpression(callee, [
     collectionExpression,
     t.arrayExpression([keyExpression]),
   ]);
@@ -631,11 +642,15 @@ function convertSplatExpressionToTs(
 
   const segments = relativeExpression.split(/\.|\[|\]/).filter((s) => s);
   scope.importables.push({
-    constructName: "propertyAccess",
+    constructName: "Fn",
     provider: "cdktf",
   });
+  const callee = t.memberExpression(
+    t.identifier("Fn"),
+    t.identifier("lookupNested")
+  );
 
-  return t.callExpression(t.identifier("propertyAccess"), [
+  return t.callExpression(callee, [
     sourceExpression,
     t.arrayExpression([
       // we don't need to use the anonSymbolExpression here because
@@ -708,11 +723,15 @@ function convertRelativeTraversalExpressionToTs(
   );
 
   scope.importables.push({
-    constructName: "propertyAccess",
+    constructName: "Fn",
     provider: "cdktf",
   });
+  const callee = t.memberExpression(
+    t.identifier("Fn"),
+    t.identifier("lookupNested")
+  );
 
-  return t.callExpression(t.identifier("propertyAccess"), [
+  return t.callExpression(callee, [
     source,
     t.arrayExpression(segments.map((s) => t.stringLiteral(s.segment))),
   ]);
@@ -922,10 +941,14 @@ export function dynamicVariableToAst(
   ) {
     const segmentsAfterEachValue = segments.slice(2);
     scope.importables.push({
+      constructName: "Fn",
       provider: "cdktf",
-      constructName: "propertyAccess",
     });
-    return t.callExpression(t.identifier("propertyAccess"), [
+    const callee = t.memberExpression(
+      t.identifier("Fn"),
+      t.identifier("lookupNested")
+    );
+    return t.callExpression(callee, [
       t.memberExpression(t.identifier(iteratorName), t.identifier("value")),
       t.arrayExpression(
         segmentsAfterEachValue.map((part) => {
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/externals.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/externals.test.ts.snap
index 0071e0746f..6a6a490c41 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/externals.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/externals.test.ts.snap
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
   TerraformOutput,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
 /*
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
       program: ["\${path.module}/oidc_thumbprint.sh", fargateRegion.value],
     });
     new TerraformOutput(this, "foo", {
-      value: propertyAccess(dataExternalThumbprint, ["result", "thumbprint"]),
+      value: Fn.lookupNested(dataExternalThumbprint, ["result", "thumbprint"]),
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/iteration.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/iteration.test.ts.snap
index d2c6d12ca1..6b633c8c61 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/iteration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/iteration.test.ts.snap
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 
 exports[`iteration complex for each loops snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 "import { Construct } from "constructs";
-import {
-  Token,
-  TerraformIterator,
-  propertyAccess,
-  TerraformStack,
-} from "cdktf";
+import { Token, TerraformIterator, Fn, TerraformStack } from "cdktf";
 /*
  * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
  * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
@@ -52,16 +47,16 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     const awsRoute53RecordExample = new Route53Record(this, "example_3", {
       allowOverwrite: true,
       name: Token.asString(
-        propertyAccess(exampleForEachIterator.value, ["name"])
+        Fn.lookupNested(exampleForEachIterator.value, ["name"])
       ),
       records: [
         Token.asString(
-          propertyAccess(exampleForEachIterator.value, ["record"])
+          Fn.lookupNested(exampleForEachIterator.value, ["record"])
         ),
       ],
       ttl: 60,
       type: Token.asString(
-        propertyAccess(exampleForEachIterator.value, ["type"])
+        Fn.lookupNested(exampleForEachIterator.value, ["type"])
       ),
       zoneId: Token.asString(dataAwsRoute53ZoneExample.zoneId),
       forEach: exampleForEachIterator,
@@ -155,7 +150,7 @@ import {
   TerraformVariable,
   Token,
   TerraformIterator,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
 /*
@@ -190,9 +185,9 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
       name: "tf-test-name",
       solutionStackName: "64bit Amazon Linux 2018.03 v2.11.4 running Go 1.12.6",
       setting: tfenvtestDynamicIterator0.dynamic({
-        name: propertyAccess(tfenvtestDynamicIterator0.value, ['["name"]']),
+        name: Fn.lookupNested(tfenvtestDynamicIterator0.value, ['["name"]']),
         namespace: namespace.value,
-        value: propertyAccess(tfenvtestDynamicIterator0.value, ['["value"]']),
+        value: Fn.lookupNested(tfenvtestDynamicIterator0.value, ['["value"]']),
       }),
     });
   }
@@ -206,7 +201,7 @@ import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
   TerraformCount,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
@@ -244,7 +239,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     const publicCount = TerraformCount.of(publicSubnetCount.numberValue);
     new Subnet(this, "public", {
       availabilityZone: Token.asString(
-        propertyAccess(available.names, [publicCount.index])
+        Fn.lookupNested(available.names, [publicCount.index])
       ),
       cidrBlock: "10.0.1.0/24",
       vpcId: "10123",
@@ -260,7 +255,6 @@ exports[`iteration for each on list using splat snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
   Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformIterator,
@@ -294,7 +288,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     you should consider using a for loop. If you are looping over something only known to Terraform, e.g. a result of a data source
     you need to keep this like it is.*/
     const examplebucketForEachIterator = TerraformIterator.fromList(
-      Token.asAny(Fn.toset(propertyAccess(buckets.value, ["*"])))
+      Token.asAny(Fn.toset(Fn.lookupNested(buckets.value, ["*"])))
     );
     const examplebucket = new S3Bucket(this, "examplebucket", {
       acl: "private",
@@ -306,7 +300,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     you should consider using a for loop. If you are looping over something only known to Terraform, e.g. a result of a data source
     you need to keep this like it is.*/
     const examplebucketObjectForEachIterator = TerraformIterator.fromList(
-      Token.asAny(Fn.toset(propertyAccess(examplebucket, ["*"])))
+      Token.asAny(Fn.toset(Fn.lookupNested(examplebucket, ["*"])))
     );
     new S3BucketObject(this, "examplebucket_object", {
       bucket: examplebucketObjectForEachIterator.key,
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/references.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/references.test.ts.snap
index 947869e9af..7f5d1fcb52 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/references.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/references.test.ts.snap
@@ -217,13 +217,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
 
 exports[`references resource references with HCL functions snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 "import { Construct } from "constructs";
-import {
-  Token,
-  TerraformCount,
-  Fn,
-  propertyAccess,
-  TerraformStack,
-} from "cdktf";
+import { Token, TerraformCount, Fn, TerraformStack } from "cdktf";
 /*
  * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
  * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
@@ -254,7 +248,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     });
     new S3BucketObject(this, "examplebucket_object", {
       bucket: Token.asString(
-        propertyAccess(Fn.element(examplebucket, 0), ["id"])
+        Fn.lookupNested(Fn.element(examplebucket, 0), ["id"])
       ),
       key: "someobject",
       kmsKeyId: examplekms.arn,
@@ -271,7 +265,7 @@ import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
   TerraformOutput,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
 class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
@@ -299,7 +293,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
       ),
     });
     new TerraformOutput(this, "values", {
-      value: propertyAccess(keyValuePairs.value, ["*", "bar"]),
+      value: Fn.lookupNested(keyValuePairs.value, ["*", "bar"]),
     });
   }
 }
@@ -341,7 +335,7 @@ exports[`references variables with maps need to use accessor syntax snapshot typ
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
@@ -371,7 +365,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     new Eip(this, "nat", {
       tags: {
         Name:
-          Token.asString(propertyAccess(defaultTags.value, ["project"])) +
+          Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(defaultTags.value, ["project"])) +
           "-nat-eip",
       },
       vpc: true,
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/resources.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/resources.test.ts.snap
index b5ccf9ea11..e7b8e35c03 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/resources.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/resources.test.ts.snap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports[`resources access use fqn for data source snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 "import { Construct } from "constructs";
-import { propertyAccess, Token, TerraformStack } from "cdktf";
+import { Fn, Token, TerraformStack } from "cdktf";
 /*
  * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
  * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     );
     new EbsVolume(this, "changeme_ebs_volume_snapshot", {
       availabilityZone: Token.asString(
-        propertyAccess(changemeAzListEbsSnapshot.names, ["0"])
+        Fn.lookupNested(changemeAzListEbsSnapshot.names, ["0"])
       ),
       encrypted: false,
       size: 10,
@@ -544,7 +544,6 @@ exports[`resources tricky to parse items snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
   Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformSelf,
@@ -572,8 +571,8 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
         Fn.join(
           "-",
           Token.asList([
-            propertyAccess(tags.value, ["app"]),
-            propertyAccess(tags.value, ["env"]),
+            Fn.lookupNested(tags.value, ["app"]),
+            Fn.lookupNested(tags.value, ["env"]),
           ])
         )
       ),
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap
index 4b38dbd1fd..85106569dc 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ exports[`tfExpressions list access through square brackets snapshot typescript 1
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     new S3Bucket(this, "examplebucket", {
       acl: "private",
       bucket: Token.asString(
-        propertyAccess(settings.value, ["0", '"bucket_name"'])
+        Fn.lookupNested(settings.value, ["0", '"bucket_name"'])
       ),
     });
   }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
 
 exports[`tfExpressions numeric property access snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 "import { Construct } from "constructs";
-import { TerraformOutput, propertyAccess, TerraformStack } from "cdktf";
+import { TerraformOutput, Fn, TerraformStack } from "cdktf";
 /*
  * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
  * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
       zone: "us-east1-b",
     });
     new TerraformOutput(this, "public_ip", {
-      value: propertyAccess(example.networkInterface, [
+      value: Fn.lookupNested(example.networkInterface, [
         "0",
         "access_config",
         "0",
@@ -313,12 +313,184 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
 "
 `;
 
+exports[`tfExpressions property access in maps works snapshot csharp 1`] = `
+"using Constructs;
+using HashiCorp.Cdktf;
+/*
+ * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
+ * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
+ */
+using aws.Eip;
+class MyConvertedCode : TerraformStack
+{
+    public MyConvertedCode(Construct scope, string name) : base(scope, name)
+    {
+        /*Terraform Variables are not always the best fit for getting inputs in the context of Terraform CDK.
+            You can read more about this at https://cdk.tf/variables*/
+        var defaultTags = new TerraformVariable(this, "default_tags", new TerraformVariableConfig {
+            Default = new [] { new Dictionary<string, string> {
+                { "project", "Learning Live with AWS & HashiCorp" }
+            } },
+            Description = "Map of default tags to apply to resources",
+            Type = VariableType.Map(VariableType.STRING)
+        });
+        new Eip(this, "nat", new EipConfig {
+            Tags = new Dictionary<string, string> {
+                { "Name", Token.AsString(Fn.LookupNested(defaultTags.Value, new [] { "project" })) + "-nat-eip" }
+            },
+            Vpc = true
+        });
+    }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`tfExpressions property access in maps works snapshot go 1`] = `
+"import "github.com/aws/constructs-go/constructs"
+import "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-cdk-go/cdktf"
+/*
+ * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
+ * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
+ */
+import "cdk.tf/go/stack/generated/aws/eip"
+type myConvertedCode struct {
+	terraformStack
+}
+
+func newMyConvertedCode(scope construct, name *string) *myConvertedCode {
+	this := &myConvertedCode{}
+	newTerraformStack_Override(this, scope, name)
+	/*Terraform Variables are not always the best fit for getting inputs in the context of Terraform CDK.
+	    You can read more about this at https://cdk.tf/variables*/
+	defaultTags := cdktf.NewTerraformVariable(this, jsii.String("default_tags"), &TerraformVariableConfig{
+		Default: []interface{}{
+			map[string]*string{
+				"project": jsii.String("Learning Live with AWS & HashiCorp"),
+			},
+		},
+		Description: jsii.String("Map of default tags to apply to resources"),
+		Type: cdktf.VariableType_Map(cdktf.VariableType_STRING()),
+	})
+	genprovidersawseip.NewEip(this, jsii.String("nat"), &eipConfig{
+		tags: map[string]*string{
+			"Name": jsii.String(cdktf.Token_asString(cdktf.Fn_lookupNested(defaultTags.value, []interface{}{
+				jsii.String("project"),
+			})) + "-nat-eip"),
+		},
+		vpc: jsii.Boolean(true),
+	})
+	return this
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`tfExpressions property access in maps works snapshot java 1`] = `
+"import software.constructs.Construct;
+import com.hashicorp.cdktf.VariableType;
+import com.hashicorp.cdktf.TerraformVariable;
+import com.hashicorp.cdktf.Fn;
+import com.hashicorp.cdktf.Token;
+import com.hashicorp.cdktf.TerraformStack;
+/*
+ * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
+ * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
+ */
+import imports.aws.eip.Eip;
+public class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
+    public MyConvertedCode(Construct scope, String name) {
+        super(scope, name);
+        /*Terraform Variables are not always the best fit for getting inputs in the context of Terraform CDK.
+            You can read more about this at https://cdk.tf/variables*/
+        TerraformVariable defaultTags = TerraformVariable.Builder.create(this, "default_tags")
+                .default(List.of(Map.of(
+                        "project", "Learning Live with AWS & HashiCorp")))
+                .description("Map of default tags to apply to resources")
+                .type(VariableType.map(VariableType.STRING))
+                .build();
+        new Eip(this, "nat", new EipConfig()
+                .tags(Map.of(
+                        "Name", Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(defaultTags.getValue(), List.of("project"))) + "-nat-eip"))
+                .vpc(true)
+                );
+    }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`tfExpressions property access in maps works snapshot python 1`] = `
+"from constructs import Construct
+from cdktf import VariableType, TerraformVariable, Fn, Token, TerraformStack
+#
+# Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
+# See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
+#
+from imports.aws.eip import Eip
+class MyConvertedCode(TerraformStack):
+    def __init__(self, scope, name):
+        super().__init__(scope, name)
+        # Terraform Variables are not always the best fit for getting inputs in the context of Terraform CDK.
+        #     You can read more about this at https://cdk.tf/variables
+        default_tags = TerraformVariable(self, "default_tags",
+            default=[{
+                "project": "Learning Live with AWS & HashiCorp"
+            }
+            ],
+            description="Map of default tags to apply to resources",
+            type=VariableType.map(VariableType.STRING)
+        )
+        Eip(self, "nat",
+            tags={
+                "Name":
+                Token.as_string(Fn.lookup_nested(default_tags.value, ["project"])) + "-nat-eip"
+            },
+            vpc=True
+        )"
+`;
+
+exports[`tfExpressions property access in maps works snapshot typescript 1`] = `
+"import { Construct } from "constructs";
+import {
+  VariableType,
+  TerraformVariable,
+  Fn,
+  Token,
+  TerraformStack,
+} from "cdktf";
+/*
+ * Provider bindings are generated by running \`cdktf get\`.
+ * See https://cdk.tf/provider-generation for more details.
+ */
+import { Eip } from "./.gen/providers/aws/eip";
+class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
+  constructor(scope: Construct, name: string) {
+    super(scope, name);
+    /*Terraform Variables are not always the best fit for getting inputs in the context of Terraform CDK.
+    You can read more about this at https://cdk.tf/variables*/
+    const defaultTags = new TerraformVariable(this, "default_tags", {
+      default: [
+        {
+          project: "Learning Live with AWS & HashiCorp",
+        },
+      ],
+      description: "Map of default tags to apply to resources",
+      type: VariableType.map(VariableType.STRING),
+    });
+    new Eip(this, "nat", {
+      tags: {
+        Name:
+          Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(defaultTags.value, ["project"])) +
+          "-nat-eip",
+      },
+      vpc: true,
+    });
+  }
+}
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`tfExpressions property access through square brackets snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 "import { Construct } from "constructs";
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
@@ -341,7 +513,9 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     });
     new S3Bucket(this, "examplebucket", {
       acl: "private",
-      bucket: Token.asString(propertyAccess(settings.value, ['"bucket_name"'])),
+      bucket: Token.asString(
+        Fn.lookupNested(settings.value, ['"bucket_name"'])
+      ),
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/typeCoercion.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/typeCoercion.test.ts.snap
index ad4caac757..9b71d3e4f4 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/typeCoercion.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/typeCoercion.test.ts.snap
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ exports[`type coercion expressions need to be coerced to required type snapshot
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
   Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformStack,
@@ -84,8 +83,8 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
       vpcConfig: {
         subnetIds: Token.asList(
           Fn.concat([
-            propertyAccess(privateSubnets.value, ["*", "id"]),
-            propertyAccess(publicSubnets.value, ["*", "id"]),
+            Fn.lookupNested(privateSubnets.value, ["*", "id"]),
+            Fn.lookupNested(publicSubnets.value, ["*", "id"]),
           ])
         ),
       },
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ import {
   TerraformVariable,
   Token,
   TerraformIterator,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
 /*
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
       TerraformIterator.fromList(Token.asAny(iamGroupsUsers.value));
     new IamUserGroupMembership(this, "iam_user_group_membership_user_groups", {
       groups: Token.asList(
-        propertyAccess(iamUserGroupMembershipUserGroupsForEachIterator.value, [
+        Fn.lookupNested(iamUserGroupMembershipUserGroupsForEachIterator.value, [
           '["groups"]',
         ])
       ),
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/variables.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/variables.test.ts.snap
index c34bd19170..a3367c2963 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/variables.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/variables.test.ts.snap
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ exports[`variables complex type and default snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     new DataLocalFile(this, "foo", {
       filename:
         "./" +
-        Token.asString(propertyAccess(dockerPorts.value, ["0", "protocol"])) +
+        Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(dockerPorts.value, ["0", "protocol"])) +
         ".img",
     });
   }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ exports[`variables sensitive and required snapshot typescript 1`] = `
 import {
   VariableType,
   TerraformVariable,
-  propertyAccess,
+  Fn,
   Token,
   TerraformStack,
 } from "cdktf";
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
     new DataLocalFile(this, "foo", {
       filename:
         "./" +
-        Token.asString(propertyAccess(userInformation.value, ["name"])) +
+        Token.asString(Fn.lookupNested(userInformation.value, ["name"])) +
         ".img",
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts
index 0359f7fd93..174d760f45 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,32 @@ ITEM
     }
   );
 
+  testCase.test(
+    "property access in maps works",
+    `
+    variable "default_tags" {
+      type        = map(string)
+      description = "Map of default tags to apply to resources"
+      default = {
+        project = "Learning Live with AWS & HashiCorp"
+      }
+    }
+    
+    resource "aws_eip" "nat" {
+      vpc = true
+      tags = {
+        "Name" = "\${var.default_tags.project}-nat-eip"
+      }
+    }
+      `,
+    [binding.aws],
+    Snapshot.yes_all_languages,
+    Synth.yes_but_only_typescript_right_now_because_it_breaks,
+    {
+      resources: [],
+    }
+  );
+
   testCase.test(
     "strings containing single outer quotes are supported",
     `