According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display comprises first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate comprises pixel electrodes and a common electrode in a display area. The display area includes a first display area and a second display area which is closer to an edge of the display area than the first display area. The pixel electrodes include first and second pixel electrodes, the first pixel electrode being located in a pixel in the first display area, the second pixel electrode being located in a pixel in the second display area. A second area by which the second pixel electrode and the common electrode face each other is greater than a first area by which the first pixel electrode and the common electrode face each other.