Minecraft Java Edition - Customize View Distance ​

Customize view distance on your Minecraft Java Edition server.

What is the view distance? ​

The view-distance determines how many chunks a player can see around them. A chunk in Minecraft is an area of the world of 16x16 blocks. This means: If the view distance is set to 10, the player can see in a square of 21x21 chunks - i.e. 10 chunks in each direction. The view distance only affects the loading and display of the world, not the active calculation of e.g. mobs, redstone or the growth of plants.

What effects does the setting have on my server? ​

• Higher values allow a larger world view.
  
• The more players are online at the same time, the greater the load on the server.
  
• Too high values can lead to stuttering, connection problems or high RAM utilization.

How do I change the view distance? ​

1. Go to your Minecraft Java Edition server in the dashboard.

2. Open the file browser.

3. Open the file server.properties.

4. Set default rules

5. Search for the following entry:

view-distance=10

view-distance=10

6. Change the value as desired (e.g. 8 or 6).

7. Save the changes by clicking on "Save".

8. Restart the server so that the changes become active.