Liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a light scattering film having a functional layer containing light scattering particles

A liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising:

• a light-condensing backlight unit;
• a liquid crystal panel including a first linear polarizer on which light from the backlight unit is incident and a second linear polarizer from which the light is output;
• a light scattering film facing the second linear polarizer;
• and
• a third linear polarizer facing the light scattering film,
• wherein the light scattering film includes a functional layer including an organic polymer compound and light scattering particles contained in the organic polymer compound,
• wherein the third linear polarizer has an axis of polarization extending in the same direction as an axis of polarization of the second linear polarizer,
• wherein the functional layer includes a particle layer in which a fraction of 60% by volume to 100% by volume of the light scattering particles included in the functional layer expands along a surface of the particle layer at which the light output from the liquid crystal panel is received, and
• wherein the particle layer is concentrated to a region having a thickness of 1 to 80% of a total thickness of the functional layer.