Virtual image projection device

A virtual image projection device that generates image light, the device comprising:

• a light source that emits light;
• a microlens array that emits the light, which is emitted from the light source, as light having a predetermined angle distribution;
• an imaging lens that concentrates the light from the microlens array;
• a display unit that is irradiated with the light, which is concentrated by the imaging lens, to generate an image;
• a projection unit that projects the image, which is generated by the display unit, as image light;
• and
• a light guide unit that guides the image light projected from the projection unit,
• wherein the microlens array is disposed such that short side directions of lens cells do not line up straight, and
• wherein the microlens array is disposed such that the short side directions of the lens cells coincide with a propagation direction of the light guide unit.