A display device comprising: an indicator unit disposed at least in a part of a periphery of a display unit, the indicator unit including an indicator configured to be lit at a predetermined luminance; an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user; and an indicator control unit configured to control lighting of the indicator, wherein, when an operation of the user performed with respect to the indicator unit is detected, the indicator control unit causes the indicator to be lit, the operation detection unit detecting proximity or contact of a communication device of the user with respect to the indicator unit as the operation of the user performed with respect to the indicator unit, characterized in that: the display device further comprising a display control unit configured to control an image displayed on the display unit when proximity or contact of the communication device with respect to the indicator unit is detected, wherein the indicator control unit causes the indicator to be lit in synchronization or linkage with the image displayed on the display unit, and wherein the display control unit is configured to control the image displayed on the display unit such that the image appears to be absorbed by the indicator unit or the image appears to be discharged from the indicator unit when proximity or contact of the communication device with respect to the indicator unit is detected. an indicator unit disposed at least in a part of a periphery of a display unit, the indicator unit including an indicator configured to be lit at a predetermined luminance; an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user; and an indicator control unit configured to control lighting of the indicator, wherein, when an operation of the user performed with respect to the indicator unit is detected, the indicator control unit causes the indicator to be lit, the operation detection unit detecting proximity or contact of a communication device of the user with respect to the indicator unit as the operation of the user performed with respect to the indicator unit, characterized in that: the display device further comprising a display control unit configured to control an image displayed on the display unit when proximity or contact of the communication device with respect to the indicator unit is detected, wherein the indicator control unit causes the indicator to be lit in synchronization or linkage with the image displayed on the display unit, and wherein the display control unit is configured to control the image displayed on the display unit such that the image appears to be absorbed by the indicator unit or the image appears to be discharged from the indicator unit when proximity or contact of the communication device with respect to the indicator unit is detected. the display device further comprising a display control unit configured to control an image displayed on the display unit when proximity or contact of the communication device with respect to the indicator unit is detected, wherein the indicator control unit causes the indicator to be lit in synchronization or linkage with the image displayed on the display unit, and wherein the display control unit is configured to control the image displayed on the display unit such that the image appears to be absorbed by the indicator unit or the image appears to be discharged from the indicator unit when proximity or contact of the communication device with respect to the indicator unit is detected.