diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdbf608..4b307f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Improved documentation on `Map::layers` and `Map::get_layer`. (#306)
+
 ## [0.12.0]
 ### Added
 - Add `text`, `width` and `height` members to `ObjectShape::Text`. (#278)
diff --git a/src/map.rs b/src/map.rs
index 92ed0c1..37b2503 100644
--- a/src/map.rs
+++ b/src/map.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ impl Map {
         self.tilesets.as_ref()
     }
 
-    /// Get an iterator over all the layers in the map in ascending order of their layer index.
+    /// Get an iterator over top-level layers in the map in ascending order of their layer index.
+    ///
+    /// Note: "top-level" means that if a map has layers of `LayerDataType::Group` type, you
+    /// need to recursively enumerate those group layers.
     ///
     /// ## Example
     /// ```
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ impl Map {
         self.layers.iter().map(move |layer| Layer::new(self, layer))
     }
 
-    /// Returns the layer that has the specified index, if it exists.
+    /// Returns the top-level layer that has the specified index, if it exists.
     pub fn get_layer(&self, index: usize) -> Option<Layer> {
         self.layers.get(index).map(|data| Layer::new(self, data))
     }