diff --git a/explore/explainer.go b/explore/explainer.go
index f8cd4c0..e6ab629 100644
--- a/explore/explainer.go
+++ b/explore/explainer.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package explore
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
@@ -12,22 +11,27 @@ import (
 )
 
 type explainer struct {
-	gvr             schema.GroupVersionResource
-	openAPIV3Client openapiclient.Client
-	enablePrintPath bool
+	gvr                 schema.GroupVersionResource
+	openAPIV3Client     openapiclient.Client
+	enablePrintPath     bool
+	enablePrintBrackets bool
 }
 
-func (e explainer) explain(w io.Writer, path string) error {
-	if path == "" {
-		return errors.New("path must be provided")
+func (e explainer) explain(w io.Writer, path path) error {
+	if path.isEmpty() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("path must not be empty: %#v", path)
 	}
-	fields := strings.Split(path, ".")
+	fields := strings.Split(path.original, ".")
 	if len(fields) > 0 {
 		// Remove resource name
 		fields = fields[1:]
 	}
 	if e.enablePrintPath {
-		w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("PATH: %s\n", path)))
+		if e.enablePrintBrackets {
+			w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("PATH: %s\n", path.withBrackets)))
+		} else {
+			w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("PATH: %s\n", path.original)))
+		}
 	}
 	return explainv2.PrintModelDescription(
 		fields,
diff --git a/explore/export_test.go b/explore/export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c546aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/explore/export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package explore
+
+func SetDisablePrintPath(o *Options, b bool) {
+	o.disablePrintPath = b
+}
+
+func SetShowBrackets(o *Options, b bool) {
+	o.showBrackets = b
+}
diff --git a/explore/options.go b/explore/options.go
index 585ef40..2df21d3 100644
--- a/explore/options.go
+++ b/explore/options.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	apiVersion       string
 	inputFieldPath   string
 	disablePrintPath bool
+	showBrackets     bool
 
 	// After completion
 	inputFieldPathRegex *regexp.Regexp
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ kubectl explore --context=onecontext
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.apiVersion, "api-version", o.apiVersion, "Get different explanations for particular API version (API group/version)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.disablePrintPath, "disable-print-path", o.disablePrintPath, "Disable printing the path to explain")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.showBrackets, "show-brackets", o.showBrackets, "Enable showing brackets for fields that are arrays")
 	kubeConfigFlags := defaultConfigFlags().WithWarningPrinter(o.IOStreams)
 	flags := cmd.PersistentFlags()
 	kubeConfigFlags.AddFlags(flags)
@@ -194,13 +196,16 @@ func (o *Options) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, args []string) error {
 }
 
 func (o *Options) Run() error {
-	pathExplainers := make(map[string]explainer)
-	var paths []string
+	pathExplainers := make(map[path]explainer)
+	var paths []path
 	for _, gvr := range o.gvrs {
 		visitor := &schemaVisitor{
-			pathSchema: make(map[string]proto.Schema),
-			prevPath:   strings.ToLower(gvr.Resource),
-			err:        nil,
+			pathSchema: make(map[path]proto.Schema),
+			prevPath: path{
+				original:     strings.ToLower(gvr.Resource),
+				withBrackets: strings.ToLower(gvr.Resource),
+			},
+			err: nil,
 		}
 		gvk, err := o.mapper.KindFor(gvr)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -214,14 +219,15 @@ func (o *Options) Run() error {
 		if visitor.err != nil {
 			return visitor.err
 		}
-		filteredPaths := visitor.listPaths(func(s string) bool {
-			return o.inputFieldPathRegex.MatchString(s)
+		filteredPaths := visitor.listPaths(func(s path) bool {
+			return o.inputFieldPathRegex.MatchString(s.original)
 		})
 		for _, p := range filteredPaths {
 			pathExplainers[p] = explainer{
-				gvr:             gvr,
-				openAPIV3Client: o.cachedOpenAPIV3Client,
-				enablePrintPath: !o.disablePrintPath,
+				gvr:                 gvr,
+				openAPIV3Client:     o.cachedOpenAPIV3Client,
+				enablePrintPath:     !o.disablePrintPath,
+				enablePrintBrackets: o.showBrackets,
 			}
 			paths = append(paths, p)
 		}
@@ -232,10 +238,12 @@ func (o *Options) Run() error {
 	if len(paths) == 1 {
 		return pathExplainers[paths[0]].explain(o.Out, paths[0])
 	}
-	sort.Strings(paths)
+	sort.SliceStable(paths, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return paths[i].original < paths[j].original
+	})
 	idx, err := fuzzyfinder.Find(
 		paths,
-		func(i int) string { return paths[i] },
+		func(i int) string { return paths[i].original },
 		fuzzyfinder.WithPreviewWindow(func(i, _, _ int) string {
 			if i < 0 {
 				return ""
diff --git a/explore/options_test.go b/explore/options_test.go
index 3f4af9e..0de2040 100644
--- a/explore/options_test.go
+++ b/explore/options_test.go
@@ -213,13 +213,18 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
-		inputFieldPath string
-		expectRunError bool
-		expectKeywords []string
+		inputFieldPath   string
+		disablePrintPath bool
+		showBrackets     bool
+		expectRunError   bool
+		expectKeywords   []string
+		unexpectKeywords []string
 	}{
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "no.*pro",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "no.*pro",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"Node",
 				"providerID",
@@ -227,8 +232,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "node.*pro",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "node.*pro",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"Node",
 				"providerID",
@@ -236,8 +243,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "nodes.*pro",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "nodes.*pro",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"Node",
 				"providerID",
@@ -245,8 +254,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "providerID",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "providerID",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"Node",
 				"providerID",
@@ -254,8 +265,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "hpa.*own.*id",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "hpa.*own.*id",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"autoscaling",
 				"HorizontalPodAutoscaler",
@@ -264,8 +277,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "horizontalpodautoscalers.*own.*id",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "horizontalpodautoscalers.*own.*id",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"autoscaling",
 				"HorizontalPodAutoscaler",
@@ -274,8 +289,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "horizontalpodautoscaler.*own.*id",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "horizontalpodautoscaler.*own.*id",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"autoscaling",
 				"HorizontalPodAutoscaler",
@@ -284,8 +301,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "csistoragecapacity.maximumVolumeSize",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "csistoragecapacity.maximumVolumeSize",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"CSIStorageCapacity",
 				"storage.k8s.io",
@@ -294,8 +313,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "csistoragecapacities.maximumVolumeSize",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "csistoragecapacities.maximumVolumeSize",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"CSIStorageCapacity",
 				"storage.k8s.io",
@@ -304,8 +325,10 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			inputFieldPath: "CSIStorageCapacity.*VolumeSize",
-			expectRunError: false,
+			inputFieldPath:   "CSIStorageCapacity.*VolumeSize",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     false,
+			expectRunError:   false,
 			expectKeywords: []string{
 				"CSIStorageCapacity",
 				"storage.k8s.io",
@@ -313,10 +336,41 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				"PATH: csistoragecapacities.maximumVolumeSize",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			inputFieldPath:   "nodes.status.conditions.type",
+			disablePrintPath: false,
+			showBrackets:     true,
+			expectRunError:   false,
+			expectKeywords: []string{
+				"Node",
+				"type",
+				"PATH: nodes.status.conditions[].type",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			inputFieldPath:   "nodes.status.conditions.type",
+			disablePrintPath: true,
+			showBrackets:     true,
+			expectRunError:   false,
+			expectKeywords: []string{
+				"Node",
+				"type",
+			},
+			unexpectKeywords: []string{
+				"PATH: nodes.status.conditions[].type",
+				"PATH: nodes.status.conditions.type",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		for _, version := range k8sVersions {
-			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("version: %s inputFieldPath: %s", version, tt.inputFieldPath), func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf(
+				"version: %s inputFieldPath: %s, disablePrintPath: %v, showBrackets: %v",
+				version,
+				tt.inputFieldPath,
+				tt.disablePrintPath,
+				tt.showBrackets,
+			), func(t *testing.T) {
 				fakeServer := fakeServers[version]
 				fakeDiscoveryClient := discovery.NewDiscoveryClientForConfigOrDie(&rest.Config{Host: fakeServer.HttpServer.URL})
 				tf := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory()
@@ -338,6 +392,8 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 					Out:    &stdout,
 					ErrOut: &errout,
 				})
+				explore.SetDisablePrintPath(opts, tt.disablePrintPath)
+				explore.SetShowBrackets(opts, tt.showBrackets)
 				require.NoError(t, opts.Complete(tf, []string{tt.inputFieldPath}))
 				err := opts.Run()
 				if tt.expectRunError {
@@ -348,6 +404,9 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				for _, keyword := range tt.expectKeywords {
 					require.Contains(t, stdout.String(), keyword)
 				}
+				for _, keyword := range tt.unexpectKeywords {
+					require.NotContains(t, stdout.String(), keyword)
+				}
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/explore/schema_visitor.go b/explore/schema_visitor.go
index e6b4fac..6231250 100644
--- a/explore/schema_visitor.go
+++ b/explore/schema_visitor.go
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain"
 )
 
+type path struct {
+	original     string
+	withBrackets string
+}
+
+func (p path) isEmpty() bool {
+	return p.original == "" && p.withBrackets == ""
+}
+
 type schemaVisitor struct {
-	prevPath   string
-	pathSchema map[string]proto.Schema
+	prevPath   path
+	pathSchema map[path]proto.Schema
 	err        error
 }
 
@@ -18,9 +27,12 @@ var _ proto.SchemaVisitor = (*schemaVisitor)(nil)
 
 func (v *schemaVisitor) VisitKind(k *proto.Kind) {
 	keys := k.Keys()
-	paths := make([]string, len(keys))
+	paths := make([]path, len(keys))
 	for i, key := range keys {
-		paths[i] = strings.Join([]string{v.prevPath, key}, ".")
+		paths[i] = path{
+			original:     strings.Join([]string{v.prevPath.original, key}, "."),
+			withBrackets: strings.Join([]string{v.prevPath.withBrackets, key}, "."),
+		}
 	}
 	for i, key := range keys {
 		schema, err := explain.LookupSchemaForField(k, []string{key})
@@ -28,6 +40,9 @@ func (v *schemaVisitor) VisitKind(k *proto.Kind) {
 			v.err = err
 			return
 		}
+		if _, ok := schema.(*proto.Array); ok {
+			paths[i].withBrackets += "[]"
+		}
 		v.pathSchema[paths[i]] = schema
 		v.prevPath = paths[i]
 		schema.Accept(v)
@@ -57,13 +72,15 @@ func (v *schemaVisitor) VisitMap(m *proto.Map) {
 	m.SubType.Accept(v)
 }
 
-func (v *schemaVisitor) listPaths(filter func(string) bool) []string {
-	paths := make([]string, 0, len(v.pathSchema))
+func (v *schemaVisitor) listPaths(filter func(path) bool) []path {
+	paths := make([]path, 0, len(v.pathSchema))
 	for path := range v.pathSchema {
 		if filter(path) {
 			paths = append(paths, path)
 		}
 	}
-	sort.Strings(paths)
+	sort.SliceStable(paths, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return paths[i].original < paths[j].original
+	})
 	return paths
 }