A line-of-sight detection apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a face from image data, a first extraction unit configured to extract a feature amount corresponding to a direction of the face from the image data, a calculation unit configured to calculate a line-of-sight reliability of each of a right eye and a left eye based on the face, a selection unit configured to select an eye according to the line-of-sight reliability, a second extraction unit configured to extract a feature amount of an eye region of the selected eye from the image data, and an estimation unit configured to estimate a line of sight of the face based on the feature amount corresponding to the face direction and the feature amount of the eye region.
Line-of-sight detection apparatus and method thereof