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:

  1. Login to the Kinetic Panel

  2. Open your settings page.

  3. Click on the "Server Properties" tab.

  4. In the search bar, type "view-distance". You can then change the view distance value to anything you wish.

  5. Once you've made your changes, click the "Save" icon.

  6. Start your server.

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