Question

What is the difference between third-person limited and third-person objective?

Answer 1

Third-person objective: The facts of a narrative are reported by a seemingly neutral, impersonal observer or recorder. For an example, see "The Rise of Pancho Villa" by John Reed.

Third-person limited: A narrator reports the facts and interprets events from the perspective of a single character. For an example, see Katherine Mansfield's short story "Miss Brill."

Answer 2

The simplest way to say it is:

3rd person limited can only observe what 1 person is thinking and feeling.

3rd person objective have a narrator who tells the story through an unbiased point of view.

btw: 3rd person omniscient can observe what everyone in the story is thinking, doing, and feeling.