diff --git a/masonry/src/contexts.rs b/masonry/src/contexts.rs
index 527065165..de26e7678 100644
--- a/masonry/src/contexts.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/contexts.rs
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ impl_context_method!(
             self.widget_state.window_origin()
         }
 
-        /// The axis aligned bounding box of this widget in window coordinates.
-        pub fn bbox(&self) -> Rect {
-            self.widget_state.bbox()
+        /// The axis aligned bounding rect of this widget in window coordinates.
+        pub fn bounding_rect(&self) -> Rect {
+            self.widget_state.bounding_rect()
         }
 
         pub fn paint_rect(&self) -> Rect {
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ impl LayoutCtx<'_> {
     ) -> Insets {
         self.assert_layout_done(child, "compute_insets_from_child");
         self.assert_placed(child, "compute_insets_from_child");
-        let parent_bounds = Rect::ZERO.with_size(my_size);
+        let parent_bounds = my_size.to_rect();
         let union_paint_rect = self
             .get_child_state(child)
             .paint_rect()
diff --git a/masonry/src/passes/accessibility.rs b/masonry/src/passes/accessibility.rs
index 157a84950..ebe4e17a4 100644
--- a/masonry/src/passes/accessibility.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/passes/accessibility.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ fn build_accessibility_tree(
 // --- MARK: BUILD NODE ---
 fn build_access_node(widget: &mut dyn Widget, ctx: &mut AccessCtx) -> Node {
     let mut node = Node::new(widget.accessibility_role());
-    node.set_bounds(to_accesskit_rect(ctx.widget_state.bbox(), ctx.scale_factor));
+    node.set_bounds(to_accesskit_rect(
+        ctx.widget_state.bounding_rect(),
+        ctx.scale_factor,
+    ));
 
     node.set_children(
         widget
diff --git a/masonry/src/passes/compose.rs b/masonry/src/passes/compose.rs
index 4b6e79149..d2574e194 100644
--- a/masonry/src/passes/compose.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/passes/compose.rs
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ fn compose_widget(
     }
 
     let local_translation = state.item.translation + state.item.origin.to_vec2();
+
     state.item.window_transform =
         parent_window_transform * widget.item.transform().then_translate(local_translation);
     state.item.window_origin = state.item.window_transform.translation().to_point();
-    state.item.bbox = state
-        .item
-        .window_transform
-        .transform_rect_bbox(state.item.size.to_rect());
+
+    let local_rect = state.item.size.to_rect();
+    state.item.bounding_rect = state.item.window_transform.transform_rect_bbox(local_rect);
 
     let mut ctx = ComposeCtx {
         global_state,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn compose_widget(
                 transformed,
                 parent_transform,
             );
-            parent_state.bbox = parent_state.bbox.union(state.item.bbox);
+            parent_state.bounding_rect = parent_state.bounding_rect.union(state.item.bounding_rect);
             parent_state.merge_up(state.item);
         },
     );
diff --git a/masonry/src/passes/paint.rs b/masonry/src/passes/paint.rs
index 143448adc..9b84e2017 100644
--- a/masonry/src/passes/paint.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/passes/paint.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fn paint_widget(
     complete_scene.append(scene, Some(transform));
 
     let id = state.item.id;
-    let bbox = state.item.bbox;
+    let bounding_rect = state.item.bounding_rect;
     let parent_state = state.item;
     recurse_on_children(
         id,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn paint_widget(
     if debug_paint {
         const BORDER_WIDTH: f64 = 1.0;
         let color = get_debug_color(id.to_raw());
-        let rect = bbox.inset(BORDER_WIDTH / -2.0);
+        let rect = bounding_rect.inset(BORDER_WIDTH / -2.0);
         stroke(complete_scene, &rect, color, BORDER_WIDTH);
     }
 
diff --git a/masonry/src/testing/harness.rs b/masonry/src/testing/harness.rs
index fbb54a5fa..212c020c0 100644
--- a/masonry/src/testing/harness.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/testing/harness.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl TestHarness {
     ///
     /// Combines [`mouse_move`](Self::mouse_move), [`mouse_button_press`](Self::mouse_button_press), and [`mouse_button_release`](Self::mouse_button_release).
     pub fn mouse_click_on(&mut self, id: WidgetId) {
-        let widget_rect = self.get_widget(id).ctx().bbox();
+        let widget_rect = self.get_widget(id).ctx().bounding_rect();
         let widget_center = widget_rect.center();
 
         self.mouse_move(widget_center);
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ impl TestHarness {
     pub fn mouse_move_to(&mut self, id: WidgetId) {
         // FIXME - handle case where the widget isn't visible
         // FIXME - assert that the widget correctly receives the event otherwise?
-        let widget_rect = self.get_widget(id).ctx().bbox();
+        let widget_rect = self.get_widget(id).ctx().bounding_rect();
         let widget_center = widget_rect.center();
 
         self.mouse_move(widget_center);
diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/flex.rs b/masonry/src/widget/flex.rs
index bff9e815d..b7940eb08 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/flex.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/flex.rs
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ impl Widget for Flex {
         // or be clipped (e.g. if its parent is a Portal).
         let my_size: Size = self.direction.pack(major, minor_dim).into();
 
-        let my_bounds = Rect::ZERO.with_size(my_size);
+        let my_bounds = my_size.to_rect();
         let insets = child_paint_rect - my_bounds;
         ctx.set_paint_insets(insets);
 
diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/tests/status_change.rs b/masonry/src/widget/tests/status_change.rs
index 93f89bd88..689f94519 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/tests/status_change.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/tests/status_change.rs
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ fn propagate_hovered() {
 
     harness.mouse_move_to(empty);
 
-    dbg!(harness.get_widget(button).ctx().bbox());
-    dbg!(harness.get_widget(pad).ctx().bbox());
-    dbg!(harness.get_widget(root).ctx().bbox());
-    dbg!(harness.get_widget(empty).ctx().bbox());
+    dbg!(harness.get_widget(button).ctx().bounding_rect());
+    dbg!(harness.get_widget(pad).ctx().bounding_rect());
+    dbg!(harness.get_widget(root).ctx().bounding_rect());
+    dbg!(harness.get_widget(empty).ctx().bounding_rect());
 
     eprintln!("root: {root:?}");
     eprintln!("empty: {empty:?}");
diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs b/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs
index 0189c74db..ece27460c 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ impl<const EDITABLE: bool> Widget for TextArea<EDITABLE> {
     fn on_pointer_event(&mut self, ctx: &mut EventCtx, event: &PointerEvent) {
         let (fctx, lctx) = ctx.text_contexts();
         let is_rtl = self.editor.layout(fctx, lctx).is_rtl();
-        let padding = Point::new(self.padding.get_left(is_rtl), self.padding.top);
+        let padding = Vec2::new(self.padding.get_left(is_rtl), self.padding.top);
         match event {
             PointerEvent::PointerDown(button, _) => {
                 if !ctx.is_disabled() && *button == PointerButton::Primary {
diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/widget.rs b/masonry/src/widget/widget.rs
index 05445ba87..845d5a6af 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/widget.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/widget.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ pub(crate) fn find_widget_at_pos<'c>(
     widget: &WidgetRef<'c, dyn Widget>,
     pos: Point,
 ) -> Option<WidgetRef<'c, dyn Widget>> {
-    if widget.ctx.widget_state.bbox.contains(pos) {
+    if widget.ctx.widget_state.bounding_rect.contains(pos) {
         let local_pos = widget.ctx().widget_state.window_transform.inverse() * pos;
 
         if Some(false) == widget.ctx.clip_path().map(|clip| clip.contains(local_pos)) {
diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/widget_state.rs b/masonry/src/widget/widget_state.rs
index 0acdce433..8788abd2b 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/widget_state.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/widget_state.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ pub(crate) struct WidgetState {
     // TODO - Document
     // The computed paint rect, in local coordinates.
     pub(crate) local_paint_rect: Rect,
-    /// An axis aligned bounding box (AABB), containing itself and all its descendents.
-    pub(crate) bbox: Rect,
+    /// An axis aligned bounding rect (AABB in 2D), containing itself and all its descendents.
+    pub(crate) bounding_rect: Rect,
     /// The offset of the baseline relative to the bottom of the widget.
     ///
     /// In general, this will be zero; the bottom of the widget will be considered
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ pub(crate) struct WidgetState {
     // efficiently hold an arbitrary shape.
     pub(crate) clip_path: Option<Rect>,
 
-    /// This is being computed out of the descendant transforms and `translation`
+    // TODO is it worth to compute/cache the inverse as well (or does it just take valuable memory)?
+    /// This is being computed out of all ancestor transforms and `translation`
     pub(crate) window_transform: Affine,
-    // TODO - Handle matrix transforms correctly
     pub(crate) translation: Vec2,
     pub(crate) transform_changed: bool,
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ impl WidgetState {
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             widget_name,
             window_transform: Affine::IDENTITY,
-            bbox: Rect::ZERO,
+            bounding_rect: Rect::ZERO,
         }
     }
 
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ impl WidgetState {
         Rect::from_origin_size(self.origin, self.size)
     }
 
-    /// The axis aligned bounding box of this widget in window coordinates.
-    pub fn bbox(&self) -> Rect {
-        self.bbox
+    /// The axis aligned bounding rect of this widget in window coordinates.
+    pub fn bounding_rect(&self) -> Rect {
+        self.bounding_rect
     }
 
     /// Returns the area being edited by an IME, in global coordinates.
     ///
-    /// By default, returns the same as [`Self::bbox`].
+    /// By default, returns the same as [`Self::bounding_rect`].
     pub(crate) fn get_ime_area(&self) -> Rect {
         self.window_transform
             .transform_rect_bbox(self.ime_area.unwrap_or_else(|| self.size.to_rect()))