Patent ID: 8317330

Claim:
An image display apparatus that forms a first image and a second image of mutually different viewing angle areas of a display viewing angle to display a combined image of the first and second images joined to each other, the apparatus comprising: a first image-forming element configured to form a first original image; a second image-forming element configured to form a second original image; a first optical system configured to reflect a first light flux from the first image-forming element at least twice prior to introducing the first light flux to an exit pupil of the first optical system; and a second optical system configured to reflect a second light flux from the second image-forming element at least twice prior to introducing the second light flux to the first optical system, wherein, when a cross section where the first and second light fluxes are folded by reflection through the first and second optical systems is defined as a first cross section, the first optical system introduces the first light flux and the second light flux from the second optical system to the exit pupil such that first and second images, respectively corresponding to the first and second original images of the mutually different viewing angle areas, are formed in the first cross section.