A liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate placed opposite each other, a first electrode provided on one surface of the first substrate and which extends in a first direction, a second electrode provided on one surface of the second substrate and which extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a mono-domain vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer with a pretilt angle of less than 90°, provided between the one surface of the first substrate and the one surface of the second substrate, wherein a pixel is configured in a region where the first electrode and the second electrode intersect, wherein, in a planar view, an electrode edge of at least one side of the second electrode is of a shape that includes a plurality of line segments where each line segment is obliquely crossed relative to the second direction, and wherein edges of the pixel are demarcated by electrode edges of the first electrode and electrode edges of the second electrode, and the electrode edge of at least one side of the second electrode that includes the plurality of line segments where each line segment is obliquely crossed relative to the second direction demarcates a respective edge of the pixel, characterized in that in a planar view, the liquid crystal layer is disposed so that an angle (φ) between an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer at the substantial center of thickness of the liquid crystal layer and the first direction is set to be greater than 0° and less than or equal to 15°, and the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules and directions of the plurality of line segments that are obliquely crossed do not become perpendicular. a first substrate and a second substrate placed opposite each other, a first electrode provided on one surface of the first substrate and which extends in a first direction, a second electrode provided on one surface of the second substrate and which extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a mono-domain vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer with a pretilt angle of less than 90°, provided between the one surface of the first substrate and the one surface of the second substrate, wherein a pixel is configured in a region where the first electrode and the second electrode intersect, wherein, in a planar view, an electrode edge of at least one side of the second electrode is of a shape that includes a plurality of line segments where each line segment is obliquely crossed relative to the second direction, and wherein edges of the pixel are demarcated by electrode edges of the first electrode and electrode edges of the second electrode, and the electrode edge of at least one side of the second electrode that includes the plurality of line segments where each line segment is obliquely crossed relative to the second direction demarcates a respective edge of the pixel, characterized in that in a planar view, the liquid crystal layer is disposed so that an angle (φ) between an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer at the substantial center of thickness of the liquid crystal layer and the first direction is set to be greater than 0° and less than or equal to 15°, and the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules and directions of the plurality of line segments that are obliquely crossed do not become perpendicular.