Relieve memory pressure on your overstressed server! Load only those chunks that matter!
Vanilla Minecraft uses the same view distance setting for all dimensions. High values allow you to admire the scenery in the overworld, but they also load lots of heavy chunks in the Nether that you will never see due to obstruction and the fog.
This mod allows setting view distance per dimension. You can dial it up where it matters, and save resources where it doesn't!
Usage
/viewdistance set minecraft:the_nether 10 - Sets the view distance of the nether to 10./viewdistance get minecraft:overworld - Gets the active view distance of the overworld./viewdistance get global - Gets global view distance./viewdistance set global 10 - Temporarily sets global view distance to 10 (only on dedicated servers)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as worldspecificviewdistance-0.2.1+1.21.11.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 111 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.