A backlight unit includes a prism sheet (an optical path changing portion
and a light gathering portion) having lenses and being disposed to face
an output surface of a light guide member, and a plurality of second
prism inclined surfaces that are inclined at a predetermined inclination
angle with respect to the output surface. Further, a lens surface that
gathers light from the second prism inclined surfaces toward a normal
line direction of the output surface according to the second prism
inclined surfaces is provided, and a central position of the lens surface
in a transmitting direction of the light guide member is matched with a
central position of its corresponding second prism inclined surface.