Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.look_at_target

Compels an entity to look at the target by rotating the head bone pose within a set limit.

Note

In 1.26.0 the schema is stricter and rejects invalid JSON. The min_look_time and max_look_time fields are deprecated and replaced by a single look_time range (with min and max). Existing uses of min_look_time / max_look_time are upgraded automatically.

Note

Requires a target in order to work properly. Entities can generate targets via one of the following behaviors:

• Nearest Attackable Target Behavior (minecraft:behavior.nearest_attackable_target)
• Hurt By Target Behavior (minecraft:behavior.hurt_by_target)

Entity Look At Target Behavior Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
angle_of_view_horizontal	360	Integer number	The angle in degrees that the mob can see rotated on the Y-axis (left-right). Value must be <= 360.
angle_of_view_vertical	360	Integer number	The angle in degrees that the mob can see rotated on the X-axis (up-down). Value must be <= 360.
control_flags	[]	Control Flags choices
look_distance	8	Decimal number	The distance in blocks from which the entity will look at the nearest entity.	Axe Turret: 12, Bow Turret: 19, Crossbow Turret: 15
look_time	{"max":4,"min":2}	Look Time item	Time range to look at the nearest entity.	Axe Turret: [1,5]
priority	0	Integer number	As priority approaches 0, the priority is increased. The higher the priority, the sooner this behavior will be executed as a goal.	Wither: 5, Axe Turret: 2, Bow Turret: 1
probability	0.019999999552965164	Decimal number	The probability of looking at the target. A value of 1.00 is 100%. Value must be <= 1.	Axe Turret: 1

Control Flags choices

Value	Title	Description
jump	Jump
look	Look
move	Move

Legacy FloatRange

Legacy FloatRange Properties

JSON path: look_time

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
max	0	Decimal number
min	0	Decimal number

Samples

Wither

"minecraft:behavior.look_at_target": {
  "priority": 5
}

Axe Turret

"minecraft:behavior.look_at_target": {
  "priority": 2,
  "look_distance": 12,
  "probability": 1,
  "look_time": [
    1,
    5
  ]
}

Bow Turret

"minecraft:behavior.look_at_target": {
  "priority": 1,
  "look_distance": 19,
  "probability": 1,
  "look_time": [
    1,
    5
  ]
}

Crossbow Turret

"minecraft:behavior.look_at_target": {
  "priority": 1,
  "look_distance": 15,
  "probability": 1,
  "look_time": [
    1,
    5
  ]
}

Shbullet Turret

"minecraft:behavior.look_at_target": {
  "priority": 1,
  "look_distance": 12,
  "probability": 1,
  "look_time": [
    1,
    5
  ]
}