diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 363d553..a99f561 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CLI tool to query LDAP/AD servers
   * Integration with password managers
 * Various output formats
   * Classic LDIF
-  * JSON stream (with detailed or simplified attribute values)
+  * JSON stream (with simplified or detailed attribute values)
   * CSV
   * Markdown table with stretched columns (for viewing in CLI/for monospaces fonts); requires csvlook from [csvkit](https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/)
   * HTML
diff --git a/src/ldaptool/_main.py b/src/ldaptool/_main.py
index ac8d0b6..3cbbb0c 100644
--- a/src/ldaptool/_main.py
+++ b/src/ldaptool/_main.py
@@ -55,13 +55,17 @@ class Arguments(search.Arguments):
             help="Sorted table output - defaults to markdown --table unless --csv is given",
         ),
     )
+    full_json: bool = dataclasses.field(
+        default=False,
+        metadata=argclasses.arg(
+            help="Use full json output (dn as str, attributes as list of dicts containing various represenatations)",
+        ),
+    )
     json: bool = dataclasses.field(
         default=False,
-        metadata=argclasses.arg(help="Use full json output"),
-    )
-    human: bool = dataclasses.field(
-        default=False,
-        metadata=argclasses.arg(help="Use simple json output (join multiple values of one attribute)"),
+        metadata=argclasses.arg(
+            help="Use simple json output (dn as str, attributes map to list of human-readable strings)",
+        ),
     )
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
@@ -85,15 +89,15 @@ class Arguments(search.Arguments):
         if self.table_output:
             if not self.columns:
                 raise SystemExit("Table output requires attributes")
-            if self.json:
+            if self.full_json:
                 raise SystemExit("Can't use both table output and --json")
-            if self.human:
+            if self.json:
                 raise SystemExit("Can't use both table output and --human")
 
         if self.raw:
             if self.table_output:
                 raise SystemExit("Table output requires decode; --raw not allowed")
-            if self.json or self.human:
+            if self.full_json or self.json:
                 raise SystemExit("Decode options require decode; --raw not allowed")
 
 
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ class _Context:
         num_responses = 0
         num_entries = 0
 
-        ldif_output = not (self.arguments.json or self.arguments.human)
+        ldif_output = not (self.arguments.full_json or self.arguments.json)
 
         if ldif_output:
             print("# extended LDIF")
@@ -214,11 +218,11 @@ class _Context:
                 num_entries += 1
                 if ldif_output:
                     decoder.read_and_emit_ldif(dn=dn, entry=entry, file=stream)
-                elif self.arguments.human:
-                    decoder.read_and_emit_human(dn=dn, entry=entry, file=stream)
+                elif self.arguments.json:
+                    decoder.read_and_emit_simple_json(dn=dn, entry=entry, file=stream)
                 else:
-                    assert self.arguments.json
-                    decoder.read_and_emit_json(dn=dn, entry=entry, file=stream)
+                    assert self.arguments.full_json
+                    decoder.read_and_emit_full_json(dn=dn, entry=entry, file=stream)
         except SizeLimitExceeded as e:
             raise SystemExit(f"Error: {e}")
 
diff --git a/src/ldaptool/decode/_decoder.py b/src/ldaptool/decode/_decoder.py
index 793431a..236cf39 100644
--- a/src/ldaptool/decode/_decoder.py
+++ b/src/ldaptool/decode/_decoder.py
@@ -192,30 +192,30 @@ class Decoder:
     def human(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded) -> dict[str, str]:
         emit: dict[str, typing.Any] = dict(dn=dn)
         for name, attrs in obj.items():
-            emit[name] = self.arguments.human_separator.join(attr.human() for attr in attrs)
+            emit[name] = [attr.human() for attr in attrs]
         return emit
 
-    def emit_human(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
+    def emit_simple_json(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
         emit = self.human(dn=dn, obj=obj)
         json.dump(emit, file, ensure_ascii=False)
         print(file=file)  # terminate output dicts by newline
 
-    def read_and_emit_human(self, *, dn: str, entry: TEntry, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
-        self.emit_human(dn=dn, obj=self.read(dn=dn, entry=entry), file=file)
+    def read_and_emit_simple_json(self, *, dn: str, entry: TEntry, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
+        self.emit_simple_json(dn=dn, obj=self.read(dn=dn, entry=entry), file=file)
 
-    def json(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded) -> dict[str, str]:
+    def full_json(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded) -> dict[str, str]:
         emit: dict[str, typing.Any] = dict(dn=dn)
         for name, attrs in obj.items():
             emit[name] = [attr.to_json() for attr in attrs]
         return emit
 
-    def emit_json(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
-        emit = self.json(dn=dn, obj=obj)
+    def emit_full_json(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
+        emit = self.full_json(dn=dn, obj=obj)
         json.dump(emit, file, ensure_ascii=False)
         print(file=file)  # terminate output dicts by newline
 
-    def read_and_emit_json(self, *, dn: str, entry: TEntry, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
-        self.emit_json(dn=dn, obj=self.read(dn=dn, entry=entry), file=file)
+    def read_and_emit_full_json(self, *, dn: str, entry: TEntry, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
+        self.emit_full_json(dn=dn, obj=self.read(dn=dn, entry=entry), file=file)
 
     def emit_ldif(self, *, dn: str, obj: TDecoded, file: typing.IO[str] = sys.stdout) -> None:
         print(f"dn: {dn}", file=file)