Patent ID: 8542327

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device which is configured to hold a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein: the first substrate comprises: scanning lines; and a first signal line, a second signal line, and a third signal line, which intersect with the scanning lines, wherein a first pixel between the first signal line and the second signal line includes, on the first substrate, a first upper electrode which is connected to the first signal line, and a first lower electrode which is opposed to the first upper electrode via an interlayer insulation film and is connected to the second signal line, a second pixel between the second signal line and the third signal line includes, on the first substrate, a second upper electrode which is connected to the second signal line, and a second lower electrode which is opposed to the second upper electrode via the interlayer insulation film and is connected to the third signal line, and one of the first lower electrode and the second upper electrode is connected to the second signal line via a switching element, and the other one of the first lower electrode and the second upper electrode is connected directly to the second signal line without being connected via a switching element, and a pixel potential of the first pixel being set with reference to a pixel potential of the second pixel.