Vehicle rear seat monitoring system

A vehicle (12) has a front seat area (e.g., seat 14) and a rear seat area (e.g., seat 16), wherein the rear seat area is outside of a normal viewing area of a vehicle driver (20) located in the front seat area. A vehicle rear seat area monitoring system (10) includes an electrical image collecting apparatus (34) for collecting real-time imagery of the rear seat area. The system (10) includes an electrical image display apparatus (46) for displaying the real-time imagery for viewing by the vehicle driver (20) within the normal viewing area of the vehicle driver.