characteristics of the display image do not significantly vary depending on the viewing angle with respect to the screen so that a liquid crystal display device having improved viewing angle characteristics and wide viewing angle is provided a liquid crystal display device according to a second embodiment of this invention will now be described with reference to fig1 11 the same composition as in the first embodiment will be omitted from explanation since the liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment but different therefrom in the form of the opening formed in the opposed electrode 26 a liquid crystal display device according to the second embodiment of this invention will be described fig1 is a plan view showing an arrangement of electrodes of a liquid crystal display device according to a second embodiment of this invention while fig1 is a cross sectional view along line b 39 b 39 in fig1 the electrodes of the liquid crystal display device according to a second embodiment of this invention are arranged as shown in fig1 pixel electrodes 32a made of ito film and having a dimension of 300 u03bcm u00d7 200 u03bcm are formed on the tft substrate 22 and gate bus lines 32b and 32c each with a width of approximately 10 u03bcm are formed at both sides thereof on a first alignment layer 23 there is formed a liquid crystal layer having liquid crystal molecules 24a being aligned vertically and further an opposed electrode 26 made of ito film is provided thereon via a second alignment layer 25 drain bus lines not shown are formed to perpendicularly cross the gate bus lines 32b and 32c at the periphery of.