A display method is performed by a display panel having a display area where a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix so as to correspond to intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines. The display method includes: driving light emitting elements of the pixels on the basis of image data; switching a plurality of different images to display the images on the display area such that portions of the images overlap each other; and putting a black display portion in a portion of the image after the switching which overlaps the image before the switching.