Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate including a first electrode on one surface side;
• a second substrate including a second electrode on one surface side and placed opposite to the first substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer having a pretilt angle set to 89.7° or more and less than 90°, and disposed between the first electrode of the first substrate and the second electrode of the second substrate,
• wherein the first electrode and the second electrode respectively form a pixel in opposing areas,
• wherein the first electrode includes a plurality of openings disposed with regularity in the pixel in a planar view,
• wherein each of the plurality of openings has a cross-shaped outer edge including a rectangular first portion in which its longitudinal direction faces a first direction, and a rectangular second portion in which its longitudinal direction faces a second direction that is different from the first direction, and
• wherein an angle formed by the respective longitudinal directions of the first portion and the second portion, and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at substantially center of the liquid crystal layer is 0° or more and less than 90°.

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate including a first electrode on one surface side;
• a second substrate including a second electrode on one surface side and placed opposite to the first substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer having a pretilt angle set to 89.7° or more and less than 90°, and disposed between the first electrode of the first substrate and the second electrode of the second substrate,
• wherein the first electrode and the second electrode respectively form a pixel in opposing areas,
• wherein the first electrode includes a plurality of openings disposed with regularity in the pixel in a planar view,
• wherein each of the plurality of openings has a Y-shaped outer edge including a rectangular first portion in which its longitudinal direction faces a first direction, a rectangular second portion in which its longitudinal direction faces a second direction that is different from the first direction, and a rectangular third portion in which its longitudinal direction faces a third direction that is different from both the first direction and the second direction, and
• wherein an angle formed by the respective longitudinal directions of the first portion, the second portion and the third portion, and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at substantially center of the liquid crystal layer is 0° or more and less than 90°.