How To Change A Minecraft Servers View Distance
Last updated 05 Feb 2026
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Changing The View Distance
By default, your servers view distance will be set to 10. To change this value, follow the instructions below:
Login to the Kinetic Panel
Open your settings page.
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Click on the "Server Properties" tab.
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In the search bar, type "view-distance". You can then change the view distance value to anything you wish.
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Once you've made your changes, click the "Save" icon.
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Start your server.
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