kubectl proxy vs kube-proxy is confusing to new users?

[Scalefastr]

kubectl proxy is just for the API server.

But kube-proxy is for services defined in the cluster and available where the proxy is running.

I think this is kind of confusing?  Is it just me?

Maybe kubectl proxy could/should be renamed to kubectl api-server-proxy 

[Tim Hockin]

kube-proxy should be renamed, in truth, but that isn't happening in
the near term.

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[Eric Tune]

This doc was an attempt to reduce that confusion.

https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/access-cluster/#so-many-proxies