DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING A VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL UNIT, AND VEHICLE

A display apparatus can include a display panel on a back-light unit. The back-light unit can include an optical sheet disposed parallel to the display panel. A viewing angle control unit can be disposed between the optical sheet and the display panel. The viewing angle control unit can include light-blocking patterns extending in a first direction and optical lenses on the light-blocking pattern. The light-blocking patterns can be spaced in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the optical lenses can include a region disposed between adjacent light-blocking patterns. Each of the light-blocking patterns can have a stacked structure of a reflective layer, a light trap layer and a thin metal layer. Thus, in the display apparatus, the quality of the image having a narrow viewing angle can be improved by the viewing angle control unit.