A recording apparatus comprising: a scanning unit which is provided with a first nozzle column (N1) which can eject first ink (I1), and a second nozzle column (N2) which can eject substantially colorless second ink , as nozzle columns which are configured of a plurality of aligned nozzles which can eject the ink on a medium, and can move in a scanning direction (B); and a control unit which can control ejecting of the ink from the nozzle columns, wherein the first nozzle column and the second nozzle column are respectively configured of the nozzles which are aligned in a direction which intersects the scanning direction, and are arranged at an overlapping position when viewed in the scanning direction, wherein the control unit is arranged to cause the second ink to be ejected from the second nozzle column while moving the scanning unit in the scanning direction, and wherein the scanning unit can reciprocate in the scanning direction, wherein at least one of the first nozzle column and the second nozzle column is provided in plural, and in both directions of an outward direction and a return direction in the scanning direction, the first nozzle column is arranged on the rear side of the second nozzle column, and the control unit is arranged to switch a nozzle column according to the movement of the scanning unit which ejects the ink in at least one of the first nozzle column and the second nozzle column between a movement of the scanning unit toward the outward direction and a movement of the scanning unit toward the return direction, characterized in that : the second ink is permeation ink, and in that the control unit is arranged to cause the first ink to be ejected from the first nozzle column during the movement only after ejecting of the second ink with respect to an ejecting region of the second ink in the movement. a scanning unit which is provided with a first nozzle column (N1) which can eject first ink (I1), and a second nozzle column (N2) which can eject substantially colorless second ink , as nozzle columns which are configured of a plurality of aligned nozzles which can eject the ink on a medium, and can move in a scanning direction (B); and a control unit which can control ejecting of the ink from the nozzle columns, wherein the first nozzle column and the second nozzle column are respectively configured of the nozzles which are aligned in a direction which intersects the scanning direction, and are arranged at an overlapping position when viewed in the scanning direction, wherein the control unit is arranged to cause the second ink to be ejected from the second nozzle column while moving the scanning unit in the scanning direction, and wherein the scanning unit can reciprocate in the scanning direction, wherein at least one of the first nozzle column and the second nozzle column is provided in plural, and in both directions of an outward direction and a return direction in the scanning direction, the first nozzle column is arranged on the rear side of the second nozzle column, and the control unit is arranged to switch a nozzle column according to the movement of the scanning unit which ejects the ink in at least one of the first nozzle column and the second nozzle column between a movement of the scanning unit toward the outward direction and a movement of the scanning unit toward the return direction, characterized in that : the second ink is permeation ink, and in that the control unit is arranged to cause the first ink to be ejected from the first nozzle column during the movement only after ejecting of the second ink with respect to an ejecting region of the second ink in the movement. the second ink is permeation ink, and in that the control unit is arranged to cause the first ink to be ejected from the first nozzle column during the movement only after ejecting of the second ink with respect to an ejecting region of the second ink in the movement. <EOS>