
Give it a try the next time you play, you may be surprised by just how much you find. X-ray vision is incredibly helpful for finding structures and other vital objects, so it's worth a shot if Minecraft players aren't feeling up to installing a new mod or add-on. This can be performed with as many chains as needed to see through a sea of lava.
For players interested in seeing through lava in the Nether, placing chains sideways can also provide x-ray vision. Enter sneak, and then destroy the overhead block, the falling gravity-affected block should fall along with the snow and provide solid vision.
block atop this block, stack the snow atop the sand, and hop into the hole. Then, place a solid block above the hole that leaves enough room for the player to walk underneath. To start, players should dig a 1-block deep hole and surround it with slabs. This will require one piece of sand, gravel, or another gravity-affected block as well as four pieces of top snow and a sizable number of slabs (more slabs, more vision in this case).
By using falling snow, Minecraft players can also attain x-ray vision. This will automatically activate the piston due to the lever being activated and push the player's vision past the visible block layer. Jump inside the composter and place the piston above your head. Next, place a switch and activate it on the top block of one of the walls. Players will want to dig a 1-block deep hole, place the composter inside and then build a 2-block tall wall on either side of the hole. This can be done with a piston, a composter, one lever, and two full blocks of any type. Players can also use a piston block to push their head down into a visible x-ray area. Afterwards, simply placing the sand/gravel/concrete powder block above them should provide solid x-ray vision of the surrounding area. By digging a 3-block deep hole players can place a composter in the bottom of the hole and then jump inside it. Using sand, gravel, or concrete powder and a composter is a cost-effective method to gain x-ray vision. There are plenty of options outside of the third-person camera method, and some can be found below: