An optical component includes a
light guide (2), which has an incident portion (2a) composed of a plurality of incident prisms having incident surfaces, an
exit surface (2b) for emitting incident light outward, and an upper surface (2f) and a lower surface (2g) connecting the incident portion (2a) and the
exit surface (2b). The direction along the extension direction of the incident prisms is defined as the y-direction, and the upper surface (2f) and the lower surface (2g) are inclined with respect to the z-direction, which is orthogonal to the y-direction, at angles ωu and ωd, respectively. With respect to the inclination reference angle ω, the upper surface (2f) and the lower surface (2g) satisfy ωu≤ω and ωd≥ω. The inclination reference angle ω is relative to the angle sin... ‑1 (sin(θx+α) / n) cosψx The calculated ωo satisfies ωo-10°≤ω≤ωo+10°. ψx is the tilt angle of the incident surface, α is the incident angle of the external light (L1), and θx is the tilt angle of the
light guide (2) relative to the vertical direction.