recess vs niche

recess and niche both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recess	Yes	No	Yes	No
niche	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recess and niche are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, recess and niche are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of recess include corner, recession.

recess (noun)	niche (noun)
a pause from doing something (as work)	an enclosure that is set back or indented
an enclosure that is set back or indented	a small concavity
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)	a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it
a small concavity	(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
a state of abeyance or suspended business