A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate;
a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
a first polarizer provided on a surface of the first substrate which is on the
opposite side to the liquid crystal layer; a second polarizer provided on a surface
of the second substrate which is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer;
a first phase compensation element provided between the first polarizer and the
liquid crystal layer; and a second phase compensation element provided between
the second polarizer and the liquid crystal layer. A plurality of pixel areas are
provided for display. The first substrate includes at least one transmissive electrode,
and the second substrate includes a reflective electrode region and a transmissive
electrode region in correspondence with each of the plurality of pixel areas.