Ancient City East of a Plains and Forest Start — Java 26.3

A plains spawn with forest close by, an Ancient City about 923 blocks east and two villages within 520 blocks.

Top-down 2D biome map centred on the spawn marker in plains, with markers for two villages, the Ancient City to the east and the stronghold.
Java 26.3 Edition Java Spawn -8, -40 Biome Plains Structures 1
Cherry GroveAncient CityForestMeadowOceanPlainsSnowyTaigaStrongholdRiver
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Seed -4393136709957664796

Copy it into Minecraft 26.3 (Java).

You start in plains with forest about 128 blocks off and a river about 64 blocks away, so early wood and water are easy. The headline find is an Ancient City about 923 blocks east of spawn, at (848, -384). Two villages sit within about 520 blocks, at roughly 440 and 522 blocks out, which makes for a solid supply run before the trek. The stronghold lies about 1567 blocks away.

Structures near spawn
Ancient City → E 848, -384 923
Biome mix near spawn
Forest 25%
Plains 20%
Taiga 10%
Snowy Plains 8%
River 7%
Meadow 5%
Ocean 3%