Do you know how to go into the third-person mode in Minecraft? It might be helpful if you want to feel the game from a new perspective or may be especially useful if you play PvP online mode. Still, even some professional players don’t know how to use it correctly.
This guide will teach you how to enter Minecraft’s third-person mode. It covers every single platform on which you can play the game. Be sure this article will be useful for every Minecraft player regardless of the platform and other aspects.
How to Turn On Third-Person Mode in Minecraft
Third-person view allows you to see your player from the angle of 0 degrees (Y axis) when the mouse is at the ground level, up to an angle of 90 degrees when looking straight down at the player.
Even though most players prefer playing Minecraft in the first-person mode, third-person might come in handy when you need to take a screenshot and have a better angle of view. Therefore, it is necessary to know how to do it correctly.
Enabling the third-person camera mode is pretty straightforward. Still, every platform has a different way to enter it. Just check the list below, and you will learn how to enter third-person mode on every platform:
PC/MacOS
- Press F5/C on your keyboard
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- Pause the game and head to Settings. From here, you should select “Video Button” and then change the option “Camera Perspective.”
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PlayStation 3
- Use Left Stick and move it down
PlayStation 4
- Use Left Stick and move it down
Xbox 360
- Use Left Stick and move it down
Xbox One
- Use Left Stick and move it down
Windows 10
- Press F5/C on your keyboard
Nintendo Switch
- Use Left Joycon Stick and move it down
- Press F5/C on your keyboard
If you press F5/C once, you will see the back of the player, while pressing F5/C again displays the front. And if you need to go back to the first-person view, just feel free to press F5/C/C again.
That’s it with going into the third-person mode in Minecraft. As you can see, you can enter the third-person view in a few seconds. Still, the process differs depending on the platform you use.
Minecraft is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, PlayStation 4, iOS, Windows, macOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 3.
