The patterning of LiNbO3 crystals was carried out at the surface of NiO‐doped 40Li2O‐32Nb2O5‐28SiO2 (LNS) glasses using continuous‐wave Yb:YVO4 fiber laser (wavelength: 1080 nm) to gain a deeper understanding of the crystal growth in the laser‐induced crystallization in glasses. It was suggested that in the conventional crystallization in an electric furnace, NiO acts as a nucleation agent in the LNS glass and the addition of NiO suppresses the c‐axis orientation of LiNbO3 at the glass surface. It was found from birefringence image observations that LiNbO3 crystals with a dot shape have a radial orientation from the center to the edge parts. Highly c‐axis oriented LiNbO3 crystal particle (diameter: 7‐11 μm) arrays were patterned along the laser scanning direction in laser irradiations (scanning mode: eg, the laser power of 1.60 W and scanning speeds of 7‐10 μm/s) in 3 mol% NiO‐doped LNS glass. It was suggested that the nucleation and crystal growth of LiNbO3 crystals are taking place repeatedly (periodically) along the laser scanning direction, consequently providing LiNbO3 crystal particle arrays.