An electrochromic element in which a decrease in responsiveness is minimized by making a laminated structure have gas barrier properties, and a lens for spectacles, the electrochromic element in which a support and an electrochromic film having an electrode layer and an electrochromic layer are laminated, wherein a barrier layer is laminated in the laminated structure constituting the electrochromic element. The barrier layer preferably has gas barrier properties and transparency.