Simulation distance in Minecraft dictates how far away game mechanics function, impacting everything from farms to mob behavior. You can change this from your video settings.

Simulation distance in Minecraft is a unique setting that affects gameplay in a major way, influencing the spawn of mobs and other essential factors.

In the most recent Minecraft Java snapshot, 25w31a, Mojang unveiled a brand-new F3 debug interface and settings. This feature will arrive with the next game drop, releasing sometime in the fall.