The embodiments of the present application provide a display substrate, a light field display apparatus, and a method for driving the same. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; a light emitting block on the base substrate, wherein the light emitting block comprises a plurality of first light emitting units, and each of the first light emitting units comprises a plurality of first light emitting points which are located at a plurality of predetermined positions in the first light emitting unit respectively; and first driving leads each electrically connected to first light emitting points located at the same predetermined positions in the respective first light emitting units and configured to receive a first driving signal from a driving circuit.