[MC-223516] Boats and minecarts render too dark if inside blocks

The bug

Boats and minecarts partially inside blocks render too dark.

Steps to reproduce

Place a boat
Drop sand on it
→❌ Notice the boat gets dark

Additional information

Possibly intended.

Linked issues

relates to 2

MC-197260 Armor Stand renders itself and armor dark if its head is in a solid block Open

MC-218229 End Crystals are rendered dark when inside of a block Open

Attachments

Comments 17

Codexe 2021-04-19T00:18:13Z

Confirmed in 21w15a, however this might be intended.

Avoma 2021-04-19T07:15:46Z

Can also confirm in 1.16.5.

migrated 2021-04-20T17:35:11Z

Relates to MC-218229 and MC-197260.

Avoma 2021-04-28T17:22:41Z

Can confirm in 21w17a.

Avoma 2021-05-02T14:52:31Z

Video attached.

7 more comments

ampolive 2021-11-06T22:00:57Z

Can confirm in 21w44a.

Avoma 2022-03-09T14:20:38Z

Can confirm in 1.18.2.

Avoma 2022-08-03T13:11:11Z

Can confirm in 1.19.1.

Avoma 2022-09-01T14:27:26Z

Can confirm in 1.19.2.

[Mojang] Triage Team 2026-05-11T09:01:15Z

Thank you for your report!
After consideration, the issue is being closed as Won't Fix.

Please note that this is not the same as Working as Intended, as this bug report correctly describes behavior in the game that might not be the intended or desirable behavior, but it will not be fixed right now. Sometimes, this is because the issue reported is minor and/or impossible to change without large architectural changes to the code base.

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