Cannot see beacon beyond roughly 60 blocks

The beacon is expected to be visible from up to 255 blocks in the distance, however, it actually is only showing 60 blocks away. This is with a 32 chunk render distance. If this is actually intended, look up the definition of a beacon and hopefully realize it was a stupid decision. It is literally a beacon. I didn't get railed in the ass by the wither and push through low framerate from all the broken blocks it created, to have a "beacon" that is less effective than a dirt tower I could have made from the beginning of the game. Fix it.