や

机(つくえ)の上(うえ)に本(ほん)やノートがあります。

Tsukue no ue ni hon ya nōto ga arimasu.

There are books, notebooks and so on on the desk.

や implies more; と means just those

休(やす)みの日(ひ)は掃除(そうじ)や洗濯(せんたく)をします。

Yasumi no hi wa sōji ya sentaku o shimasu.

On my days off I clean, do laundry and so on.

Sketching what you do, not listing it all

京都(きょうと)や奈良(なら)に行(い)きたいです。

Kyōto ya Nara ni ikitai desu.

I'd like to go to Kyoto, Nara and places like that.

Naming travel wishes without closing the list