Here are some screenshots of both a wandering villager and a wandering iron golem. I have seen this occur, both villagers and iron golems, in multiple villages.
Here is a view of one particular village from atop a nearby hill.
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And if I turn 180 degrees, here is a villager belonging to that village up on the hill with me, roughly 50 blocks west and 75 blocks north of the town bell.
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As you can see from this screenshot, the villager is still miles from home even as the sun is setting, and makes no attempt to return to the village.
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Even when I have tried to push the villager towards the village, it has not returned to its home. It also cannot be traded with, and attempting to trade with it makes it grumple and walk away, often further from the village.
Here's a bonus screenshot that shows both the village (far left) and a wandering iron golem (far right).
Josiah Hilbig
Here are some screenshots of both a wandering villager and a wandering iron golem. I have seen this occur, both villagers and iron golems, in multiple villages.
Here is a view of one particular village from atop a nearby hill.
And if I turn 180 degrees, here is a villager belonging to that village up on the hill with me, roughly 50 blocks west and 75 blocks north of the town bell.
As you can see from this screenshot, the villager is still miles from home even as the sun is setting, and makes no attempt to return to the village.
Even when I have tried to push the villager towards the village, it has not returned to its home. It also cannot be traded with, and attempting to trade with it makes it grumple and walk away, often further from the village.
Here's a bonus screenshot that shows both the village (far left) and a wandering iron golem (far right).