diff --git a/getting_started/first_3d_game/04.mob_scene.rst b/getting_started/first_3d_game/04.mob_scene.rst
index 5c63fd6db46..233f34bc3d6 100644
--- a/getting_started/first_3d_game/04.mob_scene.rst
+++ b/getting_started/first_3d_game/04.mob_scene.rst
@@ -160,7 +160,11 @@ between ``-PI / 4`` radians and ``PI / 4`` radians.
     func initialize(start_position, player_position):
         # We position the mob by placing it at start_position
         # and rotate it towards player_position, so it looks at the player.
-        look_at_from_position(start_position, player_position, Vector3.UP)
+        #
+        # Ignore the player's height, so that the mob's orientation is not slightly
+        # shifted if the mob spawns while the player is jumping.
+        var target = Vector3(player_position.x, start_position.y, player_position.z)
+        look_at_from_position(start_position, target, Vector3.UP)
         # Rotate this mob randomly within range of -45 and +45 degrees,
         # so that it doesn't move directly towards the player.
         rotate_y(randf_range(-PI / 4, PI / 4))
@@ -172,7 +176,11 @@ between ``-PI / 4`` radians and ``PI / 4`` radians.
     {
         // We position the mob by placing it at startPosition
         // and rotate it towards playerPosition, so it looks at the player.
-        LookAtFromPosition(startPosition, playerPosition, Vector3.Up);
+        //
+        // Ignore the player's height, so that the mob's orientation is not slightly
+        // shifted if the mob spawns while the player is jumping.
+        Vector3 target = new Vector3(playerPosition.X, startPosition.Y, playerPosition.Z);
+        LookAtFromPosition(startPosition, target, Vector3.Up);
         // Rotate this mob randomly within range of -45 and +45 degrees,
         // so that it doesn't move directly towards the player.
         RotateY((float)GD.RandRange(-Mathf.Pi / 4.0, Mathf.Pi / 4.0));
@@ -271,7 +279,11 @@ Here is the complete ``mob.gd`` script for reference.
     func initialize(start_position, player_position):
         # We position the mob by placing it at start_position
         # and rotate it towards player_position, so it looks at the player.
-        look_at_from_position(start_position, player_position, Vector3.UP)
+        #
+        # Ignore the player's height, so that the mob's orientation is not slightly
+        # shifted if the mob spawns while the player is jumping.
+        var target = Vector3(player_position.x, start_position.y, player_position.z)
+        look_at_from_position(start_position, target, Vector3.UP)
         # Rotate this mob randomly within range of -45 and +45 degrees,
         # so that it doesn't move directly towards the player.
         rotate_y(randf_range(-PI / 4, PI / 4))
@@ -310,7 +322,11 @@ Here is the complete ``mob.gd`` script for reference.
         {
             // We position the mob by placing it at startPosition
             // and rotate it towards playerPosition, so it looks at the player.
-            LookAtFromPosition(startPosition, playerPosition, Vector3.Up);
+            //
+            // Ignore the player's height, so that the mob's orientation is not slightly
+            // shifted if the mob spawns while the player is jumping.
+            Vector3 target = new Vector3(playerPosition.X, startPosition.Y, playerPosition.Z);
+            LookAtFromPosition(startPosition, target, Vector3.Up);
             // Rotate this mob randomly within range of -45 and +45 degrees,
             // so that it doesn't move directly towards the player.
             RotateY((float)GD.RandRange(-Mathf.Pi / 4.0, Mathf.Pi / 4.0));