According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal device includes a first substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to the first electrode, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the second electrode is positioned closer to the liquid crystal layer than is the first electrode and has a polygonal-shaped first opening including at least one projection, and the liquid crystal layer indicates transparency when no voltage is applied thereto and indicates scattering when a voltage is applied thereto.