Spyglass

A spyglass is a tool used to zoom in on distant objects.

Obtaining

Crafting

Usage

To use a spyglass, the player selects it from the hotbar and clicks use while looking in the desired direction.

Spyglasses are used to zoom in on a specific location in the player's field of view (FOV). The spyglass changes the FOV to ¹⁄₁₀ of the FOV set in options. By default, the FOV is set to 70° in Java Edition and 60° in Bedrock Edition, resulting in an FOV of 7° in Java Edition and 6° in Bedrock Edition through the spyglass. The player's FOV can be set from 30° to 110°, so the spyglass FOV can range from 3° to 11°. Regardless of the situation, or status effects the player has, using the Spyglass always shows a FOV ¹⁄₁₀ of the FOV set in options.

A square vignette is applied when in use, similar to the effect when wearing a carved pumpkin. Pressing F1 removes the vignette,‌^{[Java Edition only][1][2]} similar to a carved pumpkin.

Hazy distant objects remain hazy when viewed in the spyglass. Mobs too distant to render also do not render in the spyglass. The spyglass shows a magnified view of what the player already sees.

The player is slowed down while watching through the spyglass. When the player uses the spyglass continuously for 1 minute (1200 game ticks), the interface is automatically closed.

If the player has a certain effect on their screen like fire, the spyglass does not remove that effect on the player's screen.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Is It a Bird?	Look at a Parrot through a Spyglass	Adventure	—	adventure/spyglass_at_parrot
	Is It a Balloon?	Look at a Ghast through a Spyglass	Is It a Bird?	Look at a ghast through a spyglass while the ghast is focused on you.	adventure/spyglass_at_ghast
	Is It a Plane?	Look at the Ender Dragon through a Spyglass	Is It a Balloon?	—	adventure/spyglass_at_dragon

History

October 3, 2020					Spyglasses are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020. They were originally named "telescopes" and had an oval vignette.
Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			Added spyglasses.
					The scope texture is currently a circle with glare spots.
		20w46a			The scope texture is now a glass square with a copper border.
		20w48a			The spyglass is now a 3D model instead of a flat sprite.
					The texture of the spyglass has changed.
					A spyglass in use is anchored better to the player's "eye" when viewed in 3rd person.
		21w05a			Copper ingots are now renewable via drowned, making spyglasses renewable.
		21w10a			Spyglasses have a new texture in the inventory. The 3D model is still used in the hand, similar to tridents.
1.17.1		Pre-release 1			The texture of the spyglass model has changed.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.50			Added spyglasses.
		beta 1.17.0.52			Spyglasses are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.

Issues

Issues relating to "Spyglass" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• If /item replace is used to place a spyglass on a player's head, the item appears stuck to the center of the player's face.

Gallery

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  Spying on villagers through a spyglass.
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  Hiding the HUD removes the spyglass overlay.
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  When eaten by a panda, spyglasses cause missing texture particles to be produced.^[3]
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  The spyglass was originally called the telescope.
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  The telescope's overlay was originally round instead of square.
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  How the spyglass looks in the third person.
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  Steve using a spyglass before its 3D model was added.
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  Alex using a spyglass before its 3D model was added.
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  An allay peeking into view of Noor’s spyglass.

References

External Links

• Taking Inventory: Spyglass – Minecraft.net on February 17, 2022