Reading of ___の音


I am trying to read this sentence:

> 水の音が聞こえる

Which I think means

> You can hear the sound of the water (lit. sound of the water is audible)

But not 100% sure on how to read `水の音` here.

Google translate suggests

> みずのね

But not sure how trustworthy this is, as another translation plugin I have
gives me

> みずのおと

Is there any best practice I can follow here in a case such as this where I
don't have an audio reading of the word?

I found [this post](http://forum.jisho.org/discussion/232/how-to-
read%E9%9F%B3/p1) which gives a few examples, but it doesn't really clarify my
scenario, unless it's a "kanji on its own" in which case I should use `おと`.

Which one is more natural/correct?




<https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E9%9F%B3>

In this dictionary entry, おと is defined as follows:

①空気・水などの振動によって聴覚に引き起こされた感覚の内容。また，その原因となる空気などの振動。

ね, however, is defined differently:

①人・鳥・虫などの音声を，情緒的にとらえていう。 「虫の－」

②物の発する快い響き。 「鐘の－」 「笛の－」

This means, that おと is generally used for sounds. This can also include
annoying sounds or noise. ね is used, when the sound creates an emotion or when
the sound is perceived as pleasant or enjoyable.

So, both みずのおと and みずのね are correct, they just have a different nuance. If the
speaker just objectively describes the sound of water or perceives it as
annoying, then みずのおと would be correct. However, if the speaker finds the sound
pleasant or uses it in a poetic way, then みずのね is correct.




<https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E9%9F%B3>

In this dictionary entry, おと is defined as follows:

①空気・水などの振動によって聴覚に引き起こされた感覚の内容。また，その原因となる空気などの振動。

ね, however, is defined differently:

①人・鳥・虫などの音声を，情緒的にとらえていう。 「虫の－」

②物の発する快い響き。 「鐘の－」 「笛の－」

This means, that おと is generally used for sounds. This can also include
annoying sounds or noise. ね is used, when the sound creates an emotion or when
the sound is perceived as pleasant or enjoyable.

So, both みずのおと and みずのね are correct, they just have a different nuance. If the
speaker just objectively describes the sound of water or perceives it as
annoying, then みずのおと would be correct. However, if the speaker finds the sound
pleasant or uses it in a poetic way, then みずのね is correct.

