Anyone here taken the Japanese NAT Test (日本語NAT-TEST) instead of JLPT? How was it?

I’m trying to understand how the 日本語NAT-TEST compares in practice to the JLPT. I know the level content overlaps a lot, but I’m curious about the actual experience — especially the listening section, difficulty, and how people felt after taking it.

If you’ve written it, how did it feel compared to JLPT prep materials? Did you change how you studied?

I’m mainly trying to hear real experiences so I can understand what to expect and how people approached studying for it.

(If helpful, I also started collecting references and discussions in r/NATJapaneseTest since info about this exam is scattered, but I’d really appreciate hearing from people here.)

by rakshit0_0