Villages are locations that contain loot and other useful items in Minecraft. In this guide, we’ll show you how to find a village and what they might contain.
As you explore the expansive open world (or one of them) in Minecraft, you might be on the lookout for a village, which is indicated by a close-knit group of small house-like buildings. Or perhaps you might’ve stumbled upon one unintentionally without knowing their purpose. Minecraft is full of interesting locations to discover, and in this guide, we’ll explain what a village is, how to find them, and what you can expect when you arrive.
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A village is a small cluster of buildings that contain inhabitants like traders, as well as animals such as sheep and cats. You can think of them as small neighborhoods, communities, or towns that include useful items for you to find. Villages are randomly generated, just like the rest of the game, so finding one isn’t as simple as heading to a predetermined location. Exploring can get lonely at times, making villages feel novel when you stumble upon one. Aside from that, they usually contain loot and other goodies to make use of, so it’s a good idea to pay one a visit, whether you’re in Survival or Creative mode. The hardest part is finding them.
Villages spawn randomly throughout the world, and as far as we can tell, at least one will always spawn in each world. It’s possible that more than one village can spawn, as well. While there isn’t a precise, full-proof method to find a village (other than using console commands, which we’ll get to shortly), there are things you can do to make them easier to track down.
For starters, these are the biomes that typically contain villages:
We also discovered that villages tend to spawn near water, so be on the lookout for bays and beaches.
