Entity Documentation - minecraft:target_nearby_sensor

Defines the entity's range within which it can see or sense other entities to target them.

Target Nearby Sensor Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
inside_range	1	Decimal number	Maximum distance in blocks that another entity will be considered in the 'inside' range	Blaze: 2, Drowned: 3
must_see	false	Boolean true/false	Whether the other entity needs to be visible to trigger 'inside' events	Blaze: true
on_inside_range	not set	Object	Event to call when an entity gets in the inside range. Can be an object with event and target properties, or a simple event string.	Blaze: {"event":"switch_to_melee","target":"self"}, Drowned: {"event":"minecraft:switch_to_melee","target":"self"}
on_inside_range (as String)	not set	String
on_outside_range	not set	Object	Event to call when an entity gets outside the outside range. Can be an object with event and target properties, or a simple event string.	Blaze: {"event":"switch_to_ranged","target":"self"}, Drowned: {"event":"minecraft:switch_to_ranged","target":"self"}
on_outside_range (as String)	not set	String
on_vision_lost_inside_range	not set	Minecraft Event Trigger	Event to call when an entity exits visual range. Can specify 'event' for the name of the event and 'target' for the target of the event
outside_range	5	Decimal number	Maximum distance in blocks that another entity will be considered in the 'outside' range	Blaze: 3, Drowned: 5

Samples

Blaze

"minecraft:target_nearby_sensor": {
  "on_inside_range": {
    "event": "switch_to_melee",
    "target": "self"
  },
  "inside_range": 2,
  "must_see": true,
  "outside_range": 3,
  "on_outside_range": {
    "event": "switch_to_ranged",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

Drowned

"minecraft:target_nearby_sensor": {
  "inside_range": 3,
  "on_inside_range": {
    "event": "minecraft:switch_to_melee",
    "target": "self"
  },
  "on_outside_range": {
    "event": "minecraft:switch_to_ranged",
    "target": "self"
  },
  "outside_range": 5
}