-- Simple SELECT a, b FROM (SELECT a, b FROM x); SELECT x.a AS a, x.b AS b FROM x AS x; -- Inner table alias is merged SELECT a, b FROM (SELECT a, b FROM x AS q) AS r; SELECT q.a AS a, q.b AS b FROM x AS q; -- Double nesting SELECT a, b FROM (SELECT a, b FROM (SELECT a, b FROM x)); SELECT x.a AS a, x.b AS b FROM x AS x; -- WHERE clause is merged SELECT a, SUM(b) FROM (SELECT a, b FROM x WHERE a > 1) GROUP BY a; SELECT x.a AS a, SUM(x.b) AS "_col_1" FROM x AS x WHERE x.a > 1 GROUP BY x.a; -- Outer query has join SELECT a, c FROM (SELECT a, b FROM x WHERE a > 1) AS x JOIN y ON x.b = y.b; SELECT x.a AS a, y.c AS c FROM x AS x JOIN y AS y ON x.b = y.b WHERE x.a > 1; -- Join on derived table SELECT a, c FROM x JOIN (SELECT b, c FROM y) AS y ON x.b = y.b; SELECT x.a AS a, y.c AS c FROM x AS x JOIN y AS y ON x.b = y.b; -- Inner query has a join SELECT a, c FROM (SELECT a, c FROM x JOIN y ON x.b = y.b); SELECT x.a AS a, y.c AS c FROM x AS x JOIN y AS y ON x.b = y.b; -- Inner query has conflicting name in outer query SELECT a, c FROM (SELECT q.a, q.b FROM x AS q) AS x JOIN y AS q ON x.b = q.b; SELECT q_2.a AS a, q.c AS c FROM x AS q_2 JOIN y AS q ON q_2.b = q.b; -- Inner query has conflicting name in joined source SELECT x.a, q.c FROM (SELECT a, x.b FROM x JOIN y AS q ON x.b = q.b) AS x JOIN y AS q ON x.b = q.b; SELECT x.a AS a, q.c AS c FROM x AS x JOIN y AS q_2 ON x.b = q_2.b JOIN y AS q ON x.b = q.b; -- Inner query has multiple conflicting names SELECT x.a, q.c, r.c FROM (SELECT q.a, r.b FROM x AS q JOIN y AS r ON q.b = r.b) AS x JOIN y AS q ON x.b = q.b JOIN y AS r ON x.b = r.b; SELECT q_2.a AS a, q.c AS c, r.c AS c FROM x AS q_2 JOIN y AS r_2 ON q_2.b = r_2.b JOIN y AS q ON r_2.b = q.b JOIN y AS r ON r_2.b = r.b; -- Inner queries have conflicting names with each other SELECT r.b FROM (SELECT b FROM x AS x) AS q JOIN (SELECT b FROM x) AS r ON q.b = r.b; SELECT x_2.b AS b FROM x AS x JOIN x AS x_2 ON x.b = x_2.b; -- WHERE clause in joined derived table is merged SELECT x.a, y.c FROM x JOIN (SELECT b, c FROM y WHERE c > 1) AS y; SELECT x.a AS a, y.c AS c FROM x AS x JOIN y AS y WHERE y.c > 1; -- WHERE clause in outer joined derived table is merged to ON clause SELECT x.a, y.c FROM x LEFT JOIN (SELECT b, c FROM y WHERE c > 1) AS y; SELECT x.a AS a, y.c AS c FROM x AS x LEFT JOIN y AS y ON y.c > 1; -- Comma JOIN in outer query SELECT x.a, y.c FROM (SELECT a FROM x) AS x, (SELECT c FROM y) AS y; SELECT x.a AS a, y.c AS c FROM x AS x, y AS y; -- Comma JOIN in inner query SELECT x.a, x.c FROM (SELECT x.a, z.c FROM x, y AS z) AS x; SELECT x.a AS a, z.c AS c FROM x AS x CROSS JOIN y AS z; -- (Regression) Column in ORDER BY SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM x)) ORDER BY a LIMIT 1; SELECT x.a AS a, x.b AS b FROM x AS x ORDER BY x.a LIMIT 1;