How does the overworld view creepers? Are they just random vegetation given life to explode everywhere or do they represent something to v/illagers?
Mostly as pests. Creepers don't explode from Villagers and Illagers, it's a Steve-only thing. So they're largely just seen as wild animals made of vegetation.
However, Witches like to capture them for gunpowder to then use for splash potions. They even use their cats to lure them into traps.
The first time Villagers saw a creeper approach Steve, they thought "aw it seems to hurry towards them. Have they tamed it?" And then it blew up.













