A display device for a vehicle includes a meter unit, an indicator unit and a control unit. The meter unit includes an image display monitor having a screen, and a meter for indicating a value of a vehicle first state is displayed by an image on the screen. The indicator unit includes a display pane defining an opening for exposing the meter at a display side of the image display monitor, an indicator is provided on the display pane at a peripheral area of the opening, and the indicator displays a vehicle second state by light. The control unit controls independently a display luminance of the meter and a display luminance of the indicator.