What makes a seed good for survival

Most "best seed" lists chase screenshots. For a real survival world you want wood, food, water and a village close to spawn, a mix of biomes within 1,000 blocks, and at least one cave or ravine entrance so you can mine early.

• Trees within 50 blocks. No wood means no tools, and a slow first night.
• A village within 500 blocks. Beds, food, and villagers to trade with later.
• Mixed biomes. Plains or meadow for building, forest for wood, a mountain for iron.
• Water nearby. For farms, fishing and an early bucket clutch.
• An exposed cave. Saves you from strip-mining for your first iron.

How to scout a seed in 60 seconds

1. 1
   Paste it into the generator

   Open the seed generator and paste the seed number.

2. 2
   Look at the spawn chunk

   Check for trees, water and flat ground right where you appear.

3. 3
   Turn up render distance

   Raise it to see villages and mountains a bit further out.

4. 4
   Toggle caves on

   Use Visibility to show caves and check for easy mining entrances.

Seeds to preview

Run each of these through the checklist above. If one passes, write down the spawn coordinates before you start.