Original: In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen ( districts of Leer and Emsland ) , in the south Drenthe , in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea .
Simplified: At the east is the German region Lower Saxony , in the south is Drenthe , in the west is Fryslân and in the north is the Wadden Sea .