A solar cell is provided which includes: a photoelectric converter having a p-type surface on a major surface and an n-type surface on the major surface; a p-side electrode disposed on the p-type surface and formed from a plating film; an n-side electrode disposed on the n-type surface and formed from a plating film; a p-side seed layer disposed between the p-type surface and the p-side electrode; and an n-side seed layer disposed between the n-type surface and the n-side electrode, wherein a width W1 between the two closest points of the p-side electrode and the n-side electrode that are adjacent one another is greater than a width W2 between the two closest points of an end of the p-side seed layer and an end of the n-side seed layer that are adjacent one another.