A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other and sandwiching a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate at a side thereof proximate to the liquid crystal layer, a second electrode disposed above the first electrode with an insulating film therebetween, and an orientation film covering the insulating film and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a plurality of strip electrode segments each extending along the first and second substrates and having a connected end at one end of the strip electrode segment and an open end at the other end of the strip electrode segment, a connecting segment connecting the connected ends of the plurality of strip electrode segments together. The orientation film is given a rubbing treatment in a direction from the connected ends towards the open ends of the strip electrode segments.