To override plugin views with a themed version of the view you would create:
<app_name>/views/themed/<theme_name>/plugins/<plugin_name>/<controller_name>/*.ctp
To override plugin views at the app view level you would create:
<app_name>/views/plugins/<plugin_name>/<controller_name>/*.ctp
The plugin should include all required views/assets, to override these at the application level using themes you would create:
<app_name>/views/themed/<theme_name>/<plugin_name>/<controller_name>/*.ctp
if you are not using themes you can override them at the app view level:
<app_name>/views/<plugin_name>/<controller_name>/*.ctp
plugins/<PLUGINNAME>/webroot/*
Themes can also be self contained with a webroot directory.
app/views/themed/<THEMENAME>/webroot/*
vendors directory for assets is deprecated and no longer supported