An object of the invention is, in a recording-apparatus liquid container having a viewing portion through which the ink level can be viewed. A printer 1 includes a carriage 11 having a recording head 10. The carriage 11 carries at least one ink tank 13 that stores the ink to be supplied to the recording head 10 and that has a filling port 15 through which the ink is poured from a refilling container 14. The ink tank 13 has a level checking portion 13a that is formed of a transparent material through which the liquid level can be viewed. The carriage 11 has a first viewing portion 16 through which the level checking portion 13a of the ink tank 13 can be viewed and a cleaning mechanism 30 that wipes off the ink deposited on the level checking portion 13a.