An optical member has a polarizer, a viewing angle compensating plate, and
an adhesive layer which has a refractive index N.sub.D.sup.20 not lower
than 1.485 and through which the polarizer and the viewing angle
compensating plate are laminated on each other. A liquid-crystal display
device has at least one optical member defined above, a liquid-crystal
cell, and an adhesive layer which has a refractive index N.sub.D.sup.20
not lower than 1.485 and through which the optical member is bonded onto
at least one of opposite surfaces of the liquid-crystal cell.
