diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/_typing.pyi b/python/pyspark/sql/_typing.pyi
index b696eea7293fb..4969268939adf 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/_typing.pyi
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/_typing.pyi
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import pyspark.sql.types
 from pyspark.sql.column import Column
 
 ColumnOrName = Union[Column, str]
-ColumnOrName_ = TypeVar("ColumnOrName_", bound=ColumnOrName)
 ColumnOrNameOrOrdinal = Union[Column, str, int]
 DecimalLiteral = decimal.Decimal
 DateTimeLiteral = Union[datetime.datetime, datetime.date]
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/classic/window.py b/python/pyspark/sql/classic/window.py
index b5c528eec10a1..63e9a337c0c2e 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/classic/window.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/classic/window.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import sys
-from typing import cast, Iterable, List, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
+from typing import cast, Iterable, Sequence, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
 
 from pyspark.sql.window import (
     Window as ParentWindow,
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from py4j.java_gateway import JavaObject
-    from pyspark.sql._typing import ColumnOrName, ColumnOrName_
+    from pyspark.sql._typing import ColumnOrName
 
 
 __all__ = ["Window", "WindowSpec"]
 
 
-def _to_java_cols(cols: Tuple[Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]], ...]) -> "JavaObject":
+def _to_java_cols(
+    cols: Tuple[Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]], ...]
+) -> "JavaObject":
     from pyspark.sql.classic.column import _to_seq, _to_java_column
 
     if len(cols) == 1 and isinstance(cols[0], list):
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ def _to_java_cols(cols: Tuple[Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]], ...]
 
 class Window(ParentWindow):
     @staticmethod
-    def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         from py4j.java_gateway import JVMView
 
         sc = get_active_spark_context()
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWi
         return WindowSpec(jspec)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def orderBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def orderBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         from py4j.java_gateway import JVMView
 
         sc = get_active_spark_context()
@@ -99,10 +101,12 @@ def __new__(cls, jspec: "JavaObject") -> "WindowSpec":
     def __init__(self, jspec: "JavaObject") -> None:
         self._jspec = jspec
 
-    def partitionBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def partitionBy(
+        self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]
+    ) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         return WindowSpec(self._jspec.partitionBy(_to_java_cols(cols)))
 
-    def orderBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def orderBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         return WindowSpec(self._jspec.orderBy(_to_java_cols(cols)))
 
     def rowsBetween(self, start: int, end: int) -> ParentWindowSpec:
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/_typing.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/_typing.py
index 806476af1eb60..efb3e0e8eb507 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/_typing.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/_typing.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 from types import FunctionType
-from typing import Any, Callable, Iterable, Union, Optional, NewType, Protocol, Tuple, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Callable, Iterable, Union, Optional, NewType, Protocol, Tuple
 import datetime
 import decimal
 
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 
 ColumnOrName = Union[Column, str]
-ColumnOrName_ = TypeVar("ColumnOrName_", bound=ColumnOrName)
 
 ColumnOrNameOrOrdinal = Union[Column, str, int]
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/functions/builtin.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/functions/builtin.py
index b27e8cd58513b..e727dd3b28a27 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/functions/builtin.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/functions/builtin.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Union,
     List,
+    Sequence,
     overload,
     Optional,
     Tuple,
@@ -1607,7 +1608,9 @@ def reduce(
 reduce.__doc__ = pysparkfuncs.reduce.__doc__
 
 
-def array(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]) -> Column:
+def array(
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]
+) -> Column:
     if len(cols) == 1 and isinstance(cols[0], (list, set, tuple)):
         cols = cols[0]  # type: ignore[assignment]
     return _invoke_function_over_columns("array", *cols)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
@@ -1778,7 +1781,7 @@ def concat(*cols: "ColumnOrName") -> Column:
 
 
 def create_map(
-    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]
 ) -> Column:
     if len(cols) == 1 and isinstance(cols[0], (list, set, tuple)):
         cols = cols[0]  # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -1977,7 +1980,7 @@ def json_tuple(col: "ColumnOrName", *fields: str) -> Column:
 
 
 def map_concat(
-    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]
 ) -> Column:
     if len(cols) == 1 and isinstance(cols[0], (list, set, tuple)):
         cols = cols[0]  # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -2251,7 +2254,7 @@ def sort_array(col: "ColumnOrName", asc: bool = True) -> Column:
 
 
 def struct(
-    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]
 ) -> Column:
     if len(cols) == 1 and isinstance(cols[0], (list, set, tuple)):
         cols = cols[0]  # type: ignore[assignment]
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/window.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/window.py
index cbca6886060cf..b1bf080ded315 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/window.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/window.py
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 from pyspark.sql.connect.functions import builtin as F
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pyspark.sql.connect._typing import ColumnOrName, ColumnOrName_
+    from pyspark.sql.connect._typing import ColumnOrName
 
 __all__ = ["Window", "WindowSpec"]
 
 
-def _to_cols(cols: Tuple[Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]], ...]) -> List[Column]:
+def _to_cols(cols: Tuple[Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]], ...]) -> List[Column]:
     if len(cols) == 1 and isinstance(cols[0], list):
         cols = cols[0]  # type: ignore[assignment]
     return [F._to_col(c) for c in cast(Iterable["ColumnOrName"], cols)]
@@ -84,14 +84,16 @@ def __init__(
         self._orderSpec = orderSpec
         self._frame = frame
 
-    def partitionBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def partitionBy(
+        self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]
+    ) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         return WindowSpec(
             partitionSpec=[c._expr for c in _to_cols(cols)],  # type: ignore[misc]
             orderSpec=self._orderSpec,
             frame=self._frame,
         )
 
-    def orderBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def orderBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         return WindowSpec(
             partitionSpec=self._partitionSpec,
             orderSpec=[cast(SortOrder, F._sort_col(c)._expr) for c in _to_cols(cols)],
@@ -139,11 +141,11 @@ class Window(ParentWindow):
     _spec = WindowSpec(partitionSpec=[], orderSpec=[], frame=None)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         return Window._spec.partitionBy(*cols)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def orderBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
+    def orderBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> ParentWindowSpec:
         return Window._spec.orderBy(*cols)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/functions/builtin.py b/python/pyspark/sql/functions/builtin.py
index 1c7427750baa1..2828c0b46f161 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/functions/builtin.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/functions/builtin.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     Callable,
     Dict,
     List,
+    Sequence,
     Iterable,
     overload,
     Optional,
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@
     from pyspark import SparkContext
     from pyspark.sql._typing import (
         ColumnOrName,
-        ColumnOrName_,
         DataTypeOrString,
         UserDefinedFunctionLike,
     )
@@ -6875,13 +6875,13 @@ def struct(*cols: "ColumnOrName") -> Column:
 
 
 @overload
-def struct(__cols: Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]) -> Column:
+def struct(__cols: Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]) -> Column:
     ...
 
 
 @_try_remote_functions
 def struct(
-    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]]
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]]
 ) -> Column:
     """Creates a new struct column.
 
@@ -13694,13 +13694,13 @@ def create_map(*cols: "ColumnOrName") -> Column:
 
 
 @overload
-def create_map(__cols: Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]) -> Column:
+def create_map(__cols: Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]) -> Column:
     ...
 
 
 @_try_remote_functions
 def create_map(
-    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]]
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]]
 ) -> Column:
     """
     Map function: Creates a new map column from an even number of input columns or
@@ -13861,13 +13861,13 @@ def array(*cols: "ColumnOrName") -> Column:
 
 
 @overload
-def array(__cols: Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]) -> Column:
+def array(__cols: Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]) -> Column:
     ...
 
 
 @_try_remote_functions
 def array(
-    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]]
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]]
 ) -> Column:
     """
     Collection function: Creates a new array column from the input columns or column names.
@@ -18283,13 +18283,13 @@ def map_concat(*cols: "ColumnOrName") -> Column:
 
 
 @overload
-def map_concat(__cols: Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]) -> Column:
+def map_concat(__cols: Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]) -> Column:
     ...
 
 
 @_try_remote_functions
 def map_concat(
-    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[List["ColumnOrName_"], Tuple["ColumnOrName_", ...]]]
+    *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Union[Sequence["ColumnOrName"], Tuple["ColumnOrName", ...]]]
 ) -> Column:
     """
     Map function: Returns the union of all given maps.
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/typing/test_functions.yml b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/typing/test_functions.yml
index d699bf01876ff..3f29c0dc17443 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/typing/test_functions.yml
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/typing/test_functions.yml
@@ -70,32 +70,32 @@
     main:29: error: No overload variant of "array" matches argument types "list[Column]", "list[Column]"  [call-overload]
     main:29: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:29: note:     def array(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:29: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] array(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:29: note:     def array(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
     main:30: error: No overload variant of "create_map" matches argument types "list[Column]", "list[Column]"  [call-overload]
     main:30: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:30: note:     def create_map(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:30: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] create_map(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:30: note:     def create_map(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
     main:31: error: No overload variant of "map_concat" matches argument types "list[Column]", "list[Column]"  [call-overload]
     main:31: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:31: note:     def map_concat(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:31: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] map_concat(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:31: note:     def map_concat(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
     main:32: error: No overload variant of "struct" matches argument types "list[str]", "list[str]"  [call-overload]
     main:32: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:32: note:     def struct(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:32: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] struct(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:32: note:     def struct(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
     main:33: error: No overload variant of "array" matches argument types "list[str]", "list[str]"  [call-overload]
     main:33: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:33: note:     def array(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:33: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] array(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:33: note:     def array(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
     main:34: error: No overload variant of "create_map" matches argument types "list[str]", "list[str]"  [call-overload]
     main:34: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:34: note:     def create_map(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:34: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] create_map(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:34: note:     def create_map(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
     main:35: error: No overload variant of "map_concat" matches argument types "list[str]", "list[str]"  [call-overload]
     main:35: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:35: note:     def map_concat(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:35: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] map_concat(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:35: note:     def map_concat(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
     main:36: error: No overload variant of "struct" matches argument types "list[str]", "list[str]"  [call-overload]
     main:36: note: Possible overload variants:
     main:36: note:     def struct(*cols: Union[Column, str]) -> Column
-    main:36: note:     def [ColumnOrName_] struct(Union[list[ColumnOrName_], tuple[ColumnOrName_, ...]], /) -> Column
+    main:36: note:     def struct(Union[Sequence[Union[Column, str]], tuple[Union[Column, str], ...]], /) -> Column
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/window.py b/python/pyspark/sql/window.py
index 22c9f697acde3..0c2cf4f666164 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/window.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/window.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # mypy: disable-error-code="empty-body"
 
 import sys
-from typing import List, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
+from typing import Sequence, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
 
 from pyspark.sql.utils import dispatch_window_method
 from pyspark.util import (
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from py4j.java_gateway import JavaObject
-    from pyspark.sql._typing import ColumnOrName, ColumnOrName_
+    from pyspark.sql._typing import ColumnOrName
 
 __all__ = ["Window", "WindowSpec"]
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Window:
 
     @staticmethod
     @dispatch_window_method
-    def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
+    def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
         """
         Creates a :class:`WindowSpec` with the partitioning defined.
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def partitionBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> "WindowS
 
     @staticmethod
     @dispatch_window_method
-    def orderBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
+    def orderBy(*cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
         """
         Creates a :class:`WindowSpec` with the ordering defined.
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def __new__(cls, jspec: "JavaObject") -> "WindowSpec":
 
         return WindowSpec.__new__(WindowSpec, jspec)
 
-    def partitionBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
+    def partitionBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
         """
         Defines the partitioning columns in a :class:`WindowSpec`.
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def partitionBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> "W
         """
         ...
 
-    def orderBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", List["ColumnOrName_"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
+    def orderBy(self, *cols: Union["ColumnOrName", Sequence["ColumnOrName"]]) -> "WindowSpec":
         """
         Defines the ordering columns in a :class:`WindowSpec`.