SET enable_seqscan = off; CREATE TABLE t (val vector(3)); INSERT INTO t (val) VALUES ('[0,0,0]'), ('[1,2,3]'), ('[1,1,1]'), (NULL); CREATE INDEX ON t USING hnsw (val vector_cosine_ops); INSERT INTO t (val) VALUES ('[1,2,4]'); SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <=> '[3,3,3]'; val --------- [1,1,1] [1,2,3] [1,2,4] (3 rows) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <=> '[0,0,0]') t2; count ------- 3 (1 row) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <=> (SELECT NULL::vector)) t2; count ------- 3 (1 row) DROP TABLE t;