How to change point of view in minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to change the camera angle between first person and third person perspective when you play the game.

When you create a new world in Minecraft, you will start in first person view. However, you can switch to third person mode and see your body in the game, either from the front or from behind.

Views in Minecraft

These are the three different views in Minecraft. Let's explore each of them.

1. First Person View

With the first person view, you see the game from the player's perspective. The only part of the player that you see is the player's right hand or the item the player is holding.

2. Third Person Rear View

With the third person rear view, you see the game as if you were standing behind the player. You will see the player's body from the back.

3. Third Person View

With the third person view, you see the game as if you were facing the player. You will see the player's body from the front.

Game Control to Change the View

In Minecraft, you can toggle between these three views (camera angles) using a game control. Here are the game controls to change between views on the Minecraft platforms:

Platform	Game Control to Toggle View
PC/Mac	Press F5 key
Pocket Edition (PE)	Pause game, go to Settings, select Video button and change "Camera Perspective" setting
PS3	Press down on Left Stick (LS)
PS4	Press down on Left Stick (LS)
Xbox 360	Press down on Left Stick (LS)
Xbox One	Press down on Left Stick (LS)
Windows 10 Edition	Press F5 key
Wii U	Press down on Left Stick
Nintendo Switch	Press down on Left Joycon Stick
Education Edition (EDU)	Press F5 key

Toggle Order for the View

When you toggle between views in Minecraft, here is the order of the camera angles:

First Person → Third Person Rear → Third Person → back to First Person

When you press the game control to toggle the view, you will move to the next camera angle. Depending on which view you want, you might have to press the game control more than once.

Other Beginner Tutorials

In Minecraft, you may find yourself in a position where the first person view might be unsatisfactory to you. Or perhaps you accidentally pressed a random button on your keyboard and you can’t get out of the odd view that you now find yourself in. In this brief article, we will go over the different camera angles, how to switch to them, and when they would be most useful.

In a Nutshell:

To change the camera view Minecraft between First Person View, Third Person Rear View, Third Person View. You can do this by pressing F5 every time you want to switch the camera angle.

How you change the camera view of your game depends on what system and version of the game you are playing. Here is a list below to help you figure this out:

1. PC/MAC: F5 key.
2. Pocket Edition: Pause the games and then go to Settings. From there you will press the ‘Video’ button and then press ‘Camera Perspective’.
3. PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U: Press down on the left stick.
4. Nintendo Switch: Press down on the left joy-con stick.
5. Education Edition: F5 key.

The Different POVs

The first point of view would be the default one: First-person. Beyond being the most commonly used point of view that players use in-game it also allows you to see items up close and personal the most efficiently.

With this view, everything is much more up close and personal, but it’s limited to only what you can see through this narrow view.

This leads us to the second point of view which would be the third person. With the third person, you can see not only your character but also some of the space around them.

In this view, you can also be much more skilled at fending off multiple enemies at once without running too much of a risk of being surrounded. The drawback of this point of view is that you won’t be nearly as precise when it comes to attacks or for mining as you would be in the first person.

The final view is the reverse Third person view. You still have a solid view of the character from this perspective, but you will find it lacking in the pragmatic area of your views. Since you will only be able to see what is behind you, you cannot and will not be able to see what is in front of you, making traveling like this a difficult prospect.

This view is mainly used for two purposes. One: for instructional videos or for pictures. This view can allow you to place your character where there is a unique subject matter or backdrop behind them to talk about, or if you just want people to see what your character looks like from their front. The other use is if you are running away from a situation and want to see if what you are running away from is far enough away from you.

Conclusion

Having different viewpoints to play within Minecraft can be loads of fun depending on what you are doing. At the end of the day, it’s not about which viewpoint is the best however, it’s how you use that different viewpoint to your own advantage.