diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 19a3434190e..691c4dece36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#4637](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4637))
 - Logging API accepts optional `context`; deprecates `trace_id`, `span_id`, `trace_flags`.
   ([#4597](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4597))
+- Logging API hide std_to_otel function to convert python logging severity to otel severity
+  ([#4649](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4649))
 
 ## Version 1.34.0/0.55b0 (2025-06-04)
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/__init__.py
index aaf29e5fe63..6215da2eb53 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     get_logger_provider,
     set_logger_provider,
 )
-from opentelemetry._logs.severity import SeverityNumber, std_to_otel
+from opentelemetry._logs.severity import SeverityNumber
 
 __all__ = [
     "Logger",
@@ -55,5 +55,4 @@
     "get_logger_provider",
     "set_logger_provider",
     "SeverityNumber",
-    "std_to_otel",
 ]
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/severity/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/severity/__init__.py
index 1daaa19f44c..8763d1ce52e 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/severity/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_logs/severity/__init__.py
@@ -53,63 +53,3 @@ class SeverityNumber(enum.Enum):
     FATAL2 = 22
     FATAL3 = 23
     FATAL4 = 24
-
-
-_STD_TO_OTEL = {
-    10: SeverityNumber.DEBUG,
-    11: SeverityNumber.DEBUG2,
-    12: SeverityNumber.DEBUG3,
-    13: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
-    14: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
-    15: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
-    16: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
-    17: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
-    18: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
-    19: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
-    20: SeverityNumber.INFO,
-    21: SeverityNumber.INFO2,
-    22: SeverityNumber.INFO3,
-    23: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
-    24: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
-    25: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
-    26: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
-    27: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
-    28: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
-    29: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
-    30: SeverityNumber.WARN,
-    31: SeverityNumber.WARN2,
-    32: SeverityNumber.WARN3,
-    33: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
-    34: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
-    35: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
-    36: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
-    37: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
-    38: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
-    39: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
-    40: SeverityNumber.ERROR,
-    41: SeverityNumber.ERROR2,
-    42: SeverityNumber.ERROR3,
-    43: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
-    44: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
-    45: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
-    46: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
-    47: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
-    48: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
-    49: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
-    50: SeverityNumber.FATAL,
-    51: SeverityNumber.FATAL2,
-    52: SeverityNumber.FATAL3,
-    53: SeverityNumber.FATAL4,
-}
-
-
-def std_to_otel(levelno: int) -> SeverityNumber:
-    """
-    Map python log levelno as defined in https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logging-levels
-    to OTel log severity number as defined here: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/logs/data-model.md#field-severitynumber
-    """
-    if levelno < 10:
-        return SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED
-    if levelno > 53:
-        return SeverityNumber.FATAL4
-    return _STD_TO_OTEL[levelno]
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
index 8201b6c78f0..7c7415daa93 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     SeverityNumber,
     get_logger,
     get_logger_provider,
-    std_to_otel,
 )
 from opentelemetry.attributes import _VALID_ANY_VALUE_TYPES, BoundedAttributes
 from opentelemetry.context import get_current
@@ -793,3 +792,63 @@ def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: int = 30000) -> bool:
             False otherwise.
         """
         return self._multi_log_record_processor.force_flush(timeout_millis)
+
+
+_STD_TO_OTEL = {
+    10: SeverityNumber.DEBUG,
+    11: SeverityNumber.DEBUG2,
+    12: SeverityNumber.DEBUG3,
+    13: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
+    14: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
+    15: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
+    16: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
+    17: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
+    18: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
+    19: SeverityNumber.DEBUG4,
+    20: SeverityNumber.INFO,
+    21: SeverityNumber.INFO2,
+    22: SeverityNumber.INFO3,
+    23: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
+    24: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
+    25: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
+    26: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
+    27: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
+    28: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
+    29: SeverityNumber.INFO4,
+    30: SeverityNumber.WARN,
+    31: SeverityNumber.WARN2,
+    32: SeverityNumber.WARN3,
+    33: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
+    34: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
+    35: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
+    36: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
+    37: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
+    38: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
+    39: SeverityNumber.WARN4,
+    40: SeverityNumber.ERROR,
+    41: SeverityNumber.ERROR2,
+    42: SeverityNumber.ERROR3,
+    43: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
+    44: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
+    45: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
+    46: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
+    47: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
+    48: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
+    49: SeverityNumber.ERROR4,
+    50: SeverityNumber.FATAL,
+    51: SeverityNumber.FATAL2,
+    52: SeverityNumber.FATAL3,
+    53: SeverityNumber.FATAL4,
+}
+
+
+def std_to_otel(levelno: int) -> SeverityNumber:
+    """
+    Map python log levelno as defined in https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logging-levels
+    to OTel log severity number as defined here: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/logs/data-model.md#field-severitynumber
+    """
+    if levelno < 10:
+        return SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED
+    if levelno > 53:
+        return SeverityNumber.FATAL4
+    return _STD_TO_OTEL[levelno]