Vehicle exterior imaging apparatus

A vehicle exterior imaging apparatus, comprising:

• a photo-receiving element;
• a transparent member disposed on a front face of the photo-receiving element, the transparent member being configured to introduce light into the photo-receiving element;
• and
• a movable body movable between a covering position in which the movable body covers part or all of a front face of the transparent member in a state where the movable body is spaced apart from the transparent member with a gap, and an evacuated position in which the movable body is evacuated from the front face of the transparent member with respect to the covering position;
• wherein the movable body has a higher surface wettability at least in a portion thereof opposing to the transparent member at the covering position than the surface wettability of the front face of the transparent member, and
• wherein the movable body evacuates water adhered to the surface of the transparent member in a moving direction of the movable body during the movement of the movable body from the covering position to the evacuated position.