A display unit according to the present invention (100a) includes at least one display panel (10) and at least one light-transmitting cover (20) disposed on a viewer's side of the at least one display panel; the at least one light-transmitting cover includes a planar portion (24) having a viewer-side surface (24a) which is a plane, and a curved surface portion (22) adjoining the planar portion along a first axis, the curved surface portion (22) having a viewer-side surface (22a) which is a curved surface; and the planar portion includes a slope portion such that the distance between a viewer-side surface and a rear surface decreases away from the curved surface portion along the first axis. According to the present invention, a direct-viewing type display unit and display device which are thinner than conventional are provided.