Image display apparatus and menu screen displaying method

An image display apparatus comprising:

• a menu screen display module configured to display a menu screen on which a category selection element group and a function selection element group are displayed in at least a two-level hierarchy and that allows selection of a selection element in response to an operation of an operating device, wherein the category selection element group corresponds to an upper level of the hierarchy and is formed by arranging selection elements representing respective categories of various functions related to image display, and the function selection element group corresponds to a lower level of the hierarchy and formed by arranging selection elements representing respective functions in the category;
• and
• a history storage configured to store number information pieces each of which is related to the number of operations of the selection element arranged on the menu screen obtained based on an operation history of the corresponding selection element, wherein
• the menu screen display module is configured to display the menu screen on which the selection elements in at least one of the upper and lower levels are arranged according to the number information pieces of the selection elements.