Liquid crystal display apparatus

A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

• a liquid crystal layer;
• a pair of substrates that are arranged opposite to each other with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, each of the substrates comprising an electrode to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer;
• and
• a pair of linear polarizers that are arranged outside the pair of substrates, each of the linear polarizers selectively transmitting specific linearly-polarized light, wherein
• the liquid crystal layer is aligned to be substantially vertical when no electric field is applied, and
• the angle between polarizing axes of the pair of linear polarizers is 85° or larger and smaller than 90°.

A liquid crystal display apparatus of a lateral electric field drive system comprising:

• a liquid crystal layer;
• a pair of substrates that are arranged opposite to each other with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween;
• a pair of linear polarizers that are arranged outside the pair of substrates, each of the linear polarizers selectively transmitting specific linearly-polarized light;
• and
• a pair of electrodes that are included in one substrate of the pair of substrates, the electrodes applying lateral electric field to the liquid crystal layer, wherein
• the liquid crystal layer is uniaxially aligned when no electric field is applied, and the uniaxial alignment angle is larger than −45° and −40° or smaller, or +40° or larger and smaller than +45° (the “angle” here is a value based on 0° which is the direction of three-o'clock of a clock seen from a front with respect to a display screen, the counterclockwise direction from 0° being “+”, and the clockwise direction from 0° being “−”), and
• the direction of the polarizing axes of the pair of linear polarizers is substantially parallel or substantially vertical to the uniaxial alignment direction of the liquid crystal layer.