NaBH4/H2O or NaBH4/CH3OH?

[babowc]

Are these the same thing?
reducing ketone/aldehyde to 2*/1* alcohols, right?

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[Slumber]

Are these the same thing?
reducing ketone/aldehyde to 2*/1* alcohols, right?

I think they're the same, because water and methanol/ethanol are polar protic solvents. This is a reduction, not a substitution, so I don't see how they can influence a reaction differently.