Virtual image display device and head-mounted display apparatus

A virtual image display device, comprising:

• an image display device including a pixel display region for displaying an image and a light transmitting region for causing externals to be visually recognizable;
• a light shielding member being arranged on an external side of the image display device and being configured to suppress incidence of external light on the pixel display region;
• a polarizing plate being arranged on a face side of the image display device and being configured to limit transmitted light to a predetermined polarization direction;
• an image selection conversion member being arranged on a face side of the polarizing plate and including a wavelength plate for selectively changing a polarization direction of image light according to the pixel display region;
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• a polarization separation lens element being arranged on a face side of the image selection conversion member and having refractive power selectively acting on polarization of the image light.