View range

How far a vehicle can spot enemies, in metres, capped at 445 metres no matter how high the figure climbs.

Also known as viewrange, vision range, spotting range.

View range is the reach of a vehicle's own vision. It comes from the turret, is improved by the commander's training, optics and coated optics, and is reduced when the commander is wounded.

The hard cap is 445 metres: nothing is spotted beyond it. View range above that is not wasted, though, because concealment is subtracted from it. Against a well hidden target, extra view range is what brings the spotting distance back up toward the cap.

Vision is checked from specific points on the vehicle, so a hull sitting behind a rise sees less than the number suggests, and a vehicle that pokes only its turret over sees from there.

Related terms

SpottingMaking an enemy vehicle visible to your whole team, which is what turns a position into a target.CamouflageA vehicle's concealment value, which shortens the distance at which it can be spotted.Render rangeThe 564 metre radius inside which a spotted vehicle is actually drawn on your screen.Proximity spottingThe rule that any vehicle within 50 metres is spotted regardless of concealment, as long as line of sight exists.

Every World of Tanks term