Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

An imaging lens comprising, as lens groups,

• only three lens groups that consist of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power,
• wherein an aperture stop is disposed between a lens surface closest to the image side in the first lens group and a lens surface closest to the object side in the third lens group,
• wherein during focusing from an object at infinity to a closest object, the first lens group and the third lens group remain stationary with respect to an image plane, and the second lens group moves along an optical axis,
• wherein the first lens group consists of a negative lens and a positive lens in order from the object side to the image side,
• wherein the third lens group includes a negative lens and a positive lens in order from the object side to the image side, and
• wherein assuming that
• a focal length of the second lens group is f2, and
• a focal length of the first lens group is f1,
• Conditional Expression (1) is satisfied, which is represented by
• 0.25<f2/f1<1 (1).