There are certain things one can look at.
Plant choice is one. Will the chosen plants suit the scape, only for the time being or for longer time. Will the plant grow too big, or is it not suited for the light needed for other plants.
Placement is always an issue. Placing plants in straigth lines (wrong) or placing them (correctly) in groups. Is the transitions between different plants good (composition).
Hardscape placement for NA can be similar to plant placement in Dutch. There are certain plants in Dutch that are "the hardscape" of the tank. Plants that form strong lines that leads the viewers eyes around to the focal points.
I belive the rules is always discused before, under and after a judging.
In Hannover, for the art of the planted aquarium aquascaping contest, the judges changed the rules for the judging 2 times (As i recall it)...
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Scape it - Kristoffer
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