A display apparatus includes: a first and second substrates disposed in an opposing relationship to each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed adjacent the first substrate; a displaying function layer exhibits an image displaying function based on an image signal supplied to the pixel electrodes; a driving electrode disposed in an opposing relationship to the pixel electrodes adjacent one of the two faces; a plurality of detection electrodes disposed on a face of the second substrate on the opposite side to the driving electrode and separated from each other in one direction so as to cooperate with the driving electrode to form capacitance therebetween; and an electrode neighboring layer disposed in contact with the second substrate and the detection electrodes and covering the detection electrodes; the electrode neighboring layer having a refractive index within a range from that of the second substrate to that of the detection electrodes.