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.

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

What is simulation distance in Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18?

Adjusting View Distance and Simulation Distance on Your Minecraft Server - Knowledgebase - Shockbyte

What is 'Simulation Distance' in Minecraft & What to set it to?

Simulation distance – Minecraft Wiki

One of the reasons I love bedrock edition: render distance : r/Minecraft

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

Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.2

minecraft Realms Just Got A Render Distance UPGRADE! And More Soon!