Captain Alexandra Popp fired in with a fine first touch from a corner in the 29th minute and Carolin Simon added another when she whipped in a deep cross from the left and the ball sailed over the keeper and went in off the post in first-half stoppage time.
The Germans enjoyed a strong first half and had several more chances to score again.
First-choice goalkeeper Almuth Schult was in the starting lineup as she works her way back to full fitness after a shoulder injury, with her World Cup participation still unclear.
The tournament in France kicks off on June 7.
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Germany, who won the World Cup in 2003 and 2007 but were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2011 and finished fourth in 2015, have been drawn in Group B with Spain, China and South Africa.
Chile, ranked 39th in the world, are in Group F along with Thailand, United States and Sweden.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Toby Davis)
