A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines on the first substrate, and a plurality of pixels connected to the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines, the plurality of pixels including a pixel electrode and a switching element connected to the pixel electrode, wherein pixel electrodes in one of an odd-numbered row and an even-numbered row are in odd-numbered columns, respectively, and wherein pixel electrodes in the other of the odd-numbered row and the even numbered row are in even-numbered columns, respectively.