Essentially, I've run into a glitch that lets me issue commands to my followers from any distance as long as I'm looking in their direction. It's not exactly a problematic thing, but I find it a bit bothersome. I've tried the following to fix it:
-Validated files through steam.
-Reinstalled.
-Reverted to earlier gamestates.
-Reset NPCs (disable -> enable) through the console.
-Cleared mods (I only used a single mod that was effectively two .txt documents in the root folder for resetting and applying different perk values.)
It seems to be an engine issue rather than a savestate issue, but that's just my guess. If any of y'all have run into this or can suggest a fix, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Edit: I don't have permission to post links, so if you want to see the screenshot I took you'll have to do it manually at: imgur-dot-com-slash-XngIjhP