An object of the present invention is to provide a
liquid crystal panel and a
liquid crystal display apparatus which can contribute to the reduction in thickness, realize a
high contrast while enhancing viewing angle characteristics, suppress a
color shift, and satisfactorily prevent the light leakage in a black display. A
liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes a
liquid crystal cell having a liquid
crystal layer containing liquid
crystal molecules that are vertically aligned in an absence of a
voltage; a first optical compensation layer having a relationship of Nz=1 to 2.5 and a relationship of Re1(380)<Re1(550)<Re1(780); a second optical compensation layer having a relationship of nx=ny>nz and a relationship of Re2(380)>Re2(550)>Re2(780); a first
polarizer; a third optical compensation layer having a relationship of Nz=1 to 2.5 and a relationship of Re3(380)<Re3(550)<Re3(780); a fourth optical compensation layer having a relationship of nx=ny>nz and a relationship of Re4(380)>Re4(550)>Re4(780); and a second
polarizer wherein: the first optical compensation layer, the second optical compensation layer, and the first
polarizer are placed on one side of the
liquid crystal cell; the third optical compensation layer, the fourth optical compensation layer, and the second polarizer are placed on the other side of the
liquid crystal cell; and the first optical compensation layer and the second optical compensation layer, and the third optical compensation layer and the fourth optical compensation layer are placed in a symmetric positional relationship with respect to the liquid
crystal cell.