Domain divided liquid crystal display device with particular pretilt angles and directions in each domain

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• first and second opposed plates having facing inner surfaces;
• a first electrode means and a first alignment layer means arranged on the inner surface of the first plate:
• a second electrode means and a second alignment layer means arranged on the inner surface of the second plate;
• a liquid crystal inserted between the first and second plates and having a twisting nature between the first and second plates;
• the first and second alignment layer means, together forming a plurality of minute unit regions, each of the minute unit regions being divided approximately along a center line thereof into first and second different liquid crystal aligning domains such that molecules of the liquid crystal located intermediately between the first and second plates in the first liquid crystal aligning domain are aligned in a first pretilt direction and molecules of the liquid crystal located intermediately between the first and second plates in the second liquid crystal aligning domain are aligned in a second pretilt direction opposite the first pretilt direction;
• the first and second liquid crystal aligning domains being divided by a boundary line, and a shading layer being arranged along the boundary line;
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• one of the first and second plates having first shading layers occupying positions in a layer direction which are spaced from one another a first distance, and the other plate having second shading layers occupying positions in the layer direction which are spaced from one another a second distance, the first shading layers and the second shading layers occupying different positions in the layer direction.