The bug
The 'Great View From Up Here' advancement is granted even if not the complete vertical distance has not been travelled by levitating. For instance, it can be granted as well when throwing an ender pearl, or by using a bubble column while under the levitation effect.
Ways to reproduce
using ender pearls
swimming (easiest with bubble columns)
flying (with elytra)
teleportation
eating chorus fruit
switching dimensions (MC-254701)
wind burst enchantment on a mace and wind charge
Linked issues
is duplicated by 1
relates to 2
Attachments
Comments 8
This also affects the recently added "Wind Burst" enchantment for maces. Using the enchantment and bursting upwards vertically will reward the player with the advancement as well. It may be a good idea to update the issue to reflect this.
Can confirm. This can also be reproduced with other means of travelling upwards (or downwards, see MC-118569). I changed the ticket up to make it more general.