I’ve been learning about JavaScript object inheritance and came across two terms that seem related but are a bit confusing: proto and prototype.

From what I understand:

__proto__ i

s a property found on all objects, and it points to the prototype of the object.
prototype is a property of constructor functions.
However, I’m not quite clear on the practical differences between these two and how they are used differently in JavaScript. Could someone explain the difference between proto and prototype with examples? Specifically, I’m interested in understanding:

How and when to use

__proto__ 

vs

prototype
```.
The role each plays in the prototype chain and inheritance.
Any clarification with code examples would be greatly appreciated!