What is the ideal simulation distance in Minecraft?

​​​Minecraft 1.18 update has a number of experimental settings, including simulation distance settings and a few other game updates.

Minecraft: What is Simulation Distance?

MCPE-78840] Instant despawn radius for simulation distance = 4 is too short - Jira

Let's talk about spherical loading vs cylindrical (whole-chunk) loading (of mobs). : r/MinecraftOne

I need help with render distance. On this pic, I have it set to 32 chunks but it won't go past 5. Do you know how I can solve this? : r/Minecraft

Mob Spawning Simulation Distance Render Distance Minecraft

Chunk – Minecraft Wiki

What would my FPS be if I had these specs - Discussion - Minecraft: Java Edition - Minecraft Forum - Minecraft Forum

Simulation distance – Minecraft Wiki

Simulation distance – Minecraft Wiki

So I wanted to build a vertical bamboo/kelp farm that goes to max height but I'm worried that excessive lag might be a problem. Im on PS4 and have simulation distance at

Minecraft 1.18 Snapshot 21w38a (Simulation Distance Parity)