A display apparatus comprising: a light source configured to emit light; a display panel configured to receive the light emitted by the light source, wherein the display panel comprises: a liquid crystal panel; a first polarizer disposed behind the liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel; and an optical layer disposed on a front surface of the second polarizer, and wherein the optical layer comprises: a first resin layer comprising a plurality of light absorption portions configured to absorb a part of incident light; a plurality of light diffusion portions disposed in front of the first resin layer and configured to diffuse light not absorbed by the plurality of light absorption portions, characterized in that the optical layer comprises a second resin layer disposed on the front surface of the first resin layer and having a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the first resin layer, the second resin layer comprising the plurality of light diffusion portions and a flat first optical surface facing the first resin layer, the flat first optical surface corresponding to spaces between the light diffusion portions, wherein each of the plurality of light diffusion portions comprises: a diffusion surface that is inclined with respect to the flat first optical surface of the second resin layer and configured to refract light passed through the first resin layer to be further tilted away from a reference axis in the front-rear direction, and a flat second optical surface that is formed in parallel to and concavely stepped from the first optical surface, the diffusion surface connecting the first optical surface to the second optical surface, and the second optical surface being configured to transmit light incident on it at a reduced angle with respect to the reference axis in the front-rear direction. a light source configured to emit light; a display panel configured to receive the light emitted by the light source, wherein the display panel comprises: a liquid crystal panel; a first polarizer disposed behind the liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel; and an optical layer disposed on a front surface of the second polarizer, and wherein the optical layer comprises: a liquid crystal panel; a first polarizer disposed behind the liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel; and an optical layer disposed on a front surface of the second polarizer, and wherein the optical layer comprises: a first resin layer comprising a plurality of light absorption portions configured to absorb a part of incident light; a plurality of light diffusion portions disposed in front of the first resin layer and configured to diffuse light not absorbed by the plurality of light absorption portions, characterized in that the optical layer comprises a second resin layer disposed on the front surface of the first resin layer and having a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the first resin layer, the second resin layer comprising the plurality of light diffusion portions and a flat first optical surface facing the first resin layer, the flat first optical surface corresponding to spaces between the light diffusion portions, wherein each of the plurality of light diffusion portions comprises: a diffusion surface that is inclined with respect to the flat first optical surface of the second resin layer and configured to refract light passed through the first resin layer to be further tilted away from a reference axis in the front-rear direction, and a flat second optical surface that is formed in parallel to and concavely stepped from the first optical surface, the diffusion surface connecting the first optical surface to the second optical surface, and the second optical surface being configured to transmit light incident on it at a reduced angle with respect to the reference axis in the front-rear direction.