Liquid crystal display device having a prism sheet between first and second light diffusion layers

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a transmissive type liquid crystal display panel which sandwiches a liquid crystal layer between a pair of substrates,
• a light source,
• a light guide body which is arranged at a back face side of the liquid crystal display panel and on which the light from the light source is incident, and
• a reflector which is arranged at a back face of the light guide body,
• wherein the liquid crystal display device is configured to simultaneously perform as a transmissive display which transmits a light from the light source therethrough and as a reflective display which reflects an external light incident from a front face side of the liquid crystal display panel by the reflector,
• a polarizer is arranged between the back-face-side substrate of the pair of substrates and the light guide body, the polarizer is formed to absorb polarized light having a predetermined polarization direction,
• at least two or more light diffusion layers are arranged between the back-face-side substrate of the pair of substrates and the light guide body to substantially diffuse the external light and minimize a shade from being viewed from an oblique direction, the at least two or more light diffusion layers include a first diffusion layer and a second diffusion layer, and
• a prism sheet is arranged between the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer.