Can Villagers Use Fence Gates?
Answer : No, villagers are not able to use fence gates. I tested this in creative, and they always used a long route with a door rather than a short route with a fence gate. I even blocked off the door and they just stood there. No . Villagers can only open and close wooden doors, but they cannot open and close fence gates. You can, of course, set up a fence gate, but the villagers may try to escape through that opening when you open the fence gate. A better way to trade with villagers is to set up a booth-like thing: F-Fence V=Villager FFF FFF FVFFFFVF FVVVVVVF FFFFFFFF This way, they cannot escape and you can still trade with them. No , they can't. They cannot use any mechanism without the help of redstone or stuff like pressure plates for wooden doors.