diff --git a/examples/jsm/tsl/display/GTAONode.js b/examples/jsm/tsl/display/GTAONode.js
index a159f302d81a33..50e5f242e56727 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/tsl/display/GTAONode.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/tsl/display/GTAONode.js
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ let _rendererState;
  * const scenePassDepth = scenePass.getTextureNode( 'depth' );
  *
  * const aoPass = ao( scenePassDepth, scenePassNormal, camera );
+ * const aoPassOutput = aoPass.getTextureNode();
  *
- * renderPipeline.outputNode = aoPass.getTextureNode().mul( scenePassColor );
+ * renderPipeline.outputNode = scenePassColor.mul( vec4( vec3( aoPassOutput.r ), 1 ) );
  * ```
  *
  * Reference: [Practical Real-Time Strategies for Accurate Indirect Occlusion](https://www.activision.com/cdn/research/Practical_Real_Time_Strategies_for_Accurate_Indirect_Occlusion_NEW%20VERSION_COLOR.pdf).
diff --git a/src/nodes/core/NodeBuilder.js b/src/nodes/core/NodeBuilder.js
index b76a701ad00693..ff93d5440ad6f0 100644
--- a/src/nodes/core/NodeBuilder.js
+++ b/src/nodes/core/NodeBuilder.js
@@ -2672,11 +2672,12 @@ class NodeBuilder {
 	 * Returns the variable definitions as a shader string for the given shader stage.
 	 *
 	 * @param {('vertex'|'fragment'|'compute'|'any')} shaderStage - The shader stage.
+	 * @param {boolean} [global=false] - Whether the variables are global.
 	 * @return {string} The variable code section.
 	 */
-	getVars( shaderStage ) {
+	getVars( shaderStage, global = false ) {
 
-		let snippet = '';
+		const snippets = [];
 
 		const vars = this.vars[ shaderStage ];
 
@@ -2684,13 +2685,13 @@ class NodeBuilder {
 
 			for ( const variable of vars ) {
 
-				snippet += `${ this.getVar( variable.type, variable.name ) }; `;
+				snippets.push( `${ this.getVar( variable.type, variable.name, variable.count ) };` );
 
 			}
 
 		}
 
-		return snippet;
+		return snippets.join( global ? '\n' : '\n\t' );
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/webgl-fallback/nodes/GLSLNodeBuilder.js b/src/renderers/webgl-fallback/nodes/GLSLNodeBuilder.js
index 98fdf8702719f8..c9971dbaf02a5c 100644
--- a/src/renderers/webgl-fallback/nodes/GLSLNodeBuilder.js
+++ b/src/renderers/webgl-fallback/nodes/GLSLNodeBuilder.js
@@ -665,32 +665,6 @@ ${ flowData.code }
 
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the variables of the given shader stage as a GLSL string.
-	 *
-	 * @param {string} shaderStage - The shader stage.
-	 * @return {string} The GLSL snippet that defines the variables.
-	 */
-	getVars( shaderStage ) {
-
-		const snippets = [];
-
-		const vars = this.vars[ shaderStage ];
-
-		if ( vars !== undefined ) {
-
-			for ( const variable of vars ) {
-
-				snippets.push( `${ this.getVar( variable.type, variable.name, variable.count ) };` );
-
-			}
-
-		}
-
-		return snippets.join( '\n\t' );
-
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns the uniforms of the given shader stage as a GLSL string.
 	 *
@@ -1425,14 +1399,14 @@ ${shaderData.varyings}
 // attributes
 ${shaderData.attributes}
 
+// vars
+${shaderData.vars}
+
 // codes
 ${shaderData.codes}
 
 void main() {
 
-	// vars
-	${shaderData.vars}
-
 	// transforms
 	${shaderData.transforms}
 
@@ -1474,14 +1448,14 @@ ${shaderData.uniforms}
 // varyings
 ${shaderData.varyings}
 
+// vars
+${shaderData.vars}
+
 // codes
 ${shaderData.codes}
 
 void main() {
 
-	// vars
-	${shaderData.vars}
-
 	// flow
 	${shaderData.flow}
 
@@ -1552,7 +1526,7 @@ void main() {
 			stageData.uniforms = this.getUniforms( shaderStage );
 			stageData.attributes = this.getAttributes( shaderStage );
 			stageData.varyings = this.getVaryings( shaderStage );
-			stageData.vars = this.getVars( shaderStage );
+			stageData.vars = this.getVars( shaderStage, true );
 			stageData.structs = this.getStructs( shaderStage );
 			stageData.codes = this.getCodes( shaderStage );
 			stageData.transforms = this.getTransforms( shaderStage );
diff --git a/src/renderers/webgpu/nodes/WGSLNodeBuilder.js b/src/renderers/webgpu/nodes/WGSLNodeBuilder.js
index 7a196ffe585b37..83536500f26ac7 100644
--- a/src/renderers/webgpu/nodes/WGSLNodeBuilder.js
+++ b/src/renderers/webgpu/nodes/WGSLNodeBuilder.js
@@ -1741,11 +1741,12 @@ ${ flowData.code }
 	 * @param {string} type - The variable's type.
 	 * @param {string} name - The variable's name.
 	 * @param {?number} [count=null] - The array length.
+	 * @param {string} [qualifier=''] - The variable's qualifier.
 	 * @return {string} The WGSL snippet that defines a variable.
 	 */
-	getVar( type, name, count = null ) {
+	getVar( type, name, count = null, qualifier = '' ) {
 
-		let snippet = `var ${ name } : `;
+		let snippet = `var${ qualifier } ${ name } : `;
 
 		if ( count !== null ) {
 
@@ -1767,7 +1768,15 @@ ${ flowData.code }
 	 * @param {string} shaderStage - The shader stage.
 	 * @return {string} The WGSL snippet that defines the variables.
 	 */
-	getVars( shaderStage ) {
+	getVars( shaderStage, global = false ) {
+
+		let qualifier = '';
+
+		if ( global ) {
+
+			qualifier = '<private>';
+
+		}
 
 		const snippets = [];
 		const vars = this.vars[ shaderStage ];
@@ -1776,13 +1785,13 @@ ${ flowData.code }
 
 			for ( const variable of vars ) {
 
-				snippets.push( `\t${ this.getVar( variable.type, variable.name, variable.count ) };` );
+				snippets.push( `${ this.getVar( variable.type, variable.name, variable.count, qualifier ) };` );
 
 			}
 
 		}
 
-		return `\n${ snippets.join( '\n' ) }\n`;
+		return global ? snippets.join( '\n' ) : `\n\t${ snippets.join( '\n\t' ) }\n`;
 
 	}
 
@@ -2077,7 +2086,7 @@ ${ flowData.code }
 			stageData.attributes = this.getAttributes( shaderStage );
 			stageData.varyings = this.getVaryings( shaderStage );
 			stageData.structs = this.getStructs( shaderStage );
-			stageData.vars = this.getVars( shaderStage );
+			stageData.vars = this.getVars( shaderStage, true );
 			stageData.codes = this.getCodes( shaderStage );
 			stageData.directives = this.getDirectives( shaderStage );
 			stageData.scopedArrays = this.getScopedArrays( shaderStage );
@@ -2352,15 +2361,15 @@ ${shaderData.uniforms}
 ${shaderData.varyings}
 var<private> varyings : VaryingsStruct;
 
+// vars
+${shaderData.vars}
+
 // codes
 ${shaderData.codes}
 
 @vertex
 fn main( ${shaderData.attributes} ) -> VaryingsStruct {
 
-	// vars
-	${shaderData.vars}
-
 	// flow
 	${shaderData.flow}
 
@@ -2390,15 +2399,15 @@ ${shaderData.structs}
 // uniforms
 ${shaderData.uniforms}
 
+// vars
+${shaderData.vars}
+
 // codes
 ${shaderData.codes}
 
 @fragment
 fn main( ${shaderData.varyings} ) -> ${shaderData.returnType} {
 
-	// vars
-	${shaderData.vars}
-
 	// flow
 	${shaderData.flow}
 
@@ -2435,6 +2444,9 @@ ${ shaderData.structs }
 // uniforms
 ${ shaderData.uniforms }
 
+// vars
+${ shaderData.vars }
+
 // codes
 ${ shaderData.codes }
 
@@ -2446,9 +2458,6 @@ fn main( ${ shaderData.attributes } ) {
 		+ globalId.y * ( ${ workgroupSizeX } * numWorkgroups.x )
 		+ globalId.z * ( ${ workgroupSizeX } * numWorkgroups.x ) * ( ${ workgroupSizeY } * numWorkgroups.y );
 
-	// vars
-	${ shaderData.vars }
-
 	// flow
 	${ shaderData.flow }