| Feature | Public Hosted Zone | Private Hosted Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | Publicly accessible over the internet. | Accessible only within a specific VPC. |
| Use Case | Host public-facing websites or services. | Manage internal DNS for VPC resources. |
| DNS Queries | Resolved globally by public resolvers. | Resolved only within the associated VPC. |
| Example | www.example.com |
db.internal.example.local |