[MC-224960] The spectate command does not work between dimensions

When you make player A spectate entity B using the /spectate command, but they are in different dimensions, then player A will teleport to the correct coordinates, but not the correct dimension and won't actually spectate entity B.

How to reproduce

Spawn an entity (or get another player), and then go to different dimension at different coordinates
Switch to spectator mode
Use the /spectate command to spectate the other entity

Now you and the entity will be at the same coordinates, but in different dimensions.

Linked issues

is duplicated by 1

MC-258525 Player cannot spectate entities in another dimension Resolved

relates to 1

MC-261799 Spectate feature breaks over long distances or cross-dimensional teleporting to the target's position without actually spectating them Open

Comments 4

Moesh 2021-05-06T07:17:28Z

Confirmed in 1.16.5

JochCool 2021-05-06T15:21:40Z

Edit: it doesn't actually have to be another player, it also happens when spectating other entities

Triton365 2023-05-05T06:45:31Z

Still happens in 1.19.4. Player now teleports to the correct dimension, but still does not "/spectate" the specified entity. (Also F3+N doesn't work after this teleport. I had to run the /gamemode command myself.)

ampolive 2023-05-05T12:02:06Z

@unknown That is tracked in MC-261799.