Vehicle lighting device and vehicle lamp

Abstract

A vehicle lighting device according to an embodiment includes: a socket; a substrate that is provided on one end portion side of the socket; a frame portion that is provided on the substrate; at least one light-emitting element that is provided in a region on an inner side of the frame portion on the substrate; a sealing portion that is provided on an inner side of the frame portion and covers the light-emitting element; and an optical element that is provided on the sealing portion. An arithmetic-average roughness value of a first surface on the sealing portion side in the optical element is greater than an arithmetic-average roughness value of a second surface of the optical element on a side opposite to the first surface.

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