To provide an image display device enabling a user to satisfactorily view an image.

The image display device 1 is equipped with: an image selection means 3 having a first selection part 31 and a second selection part 32 which can be switched to a transmission state in which incident light is transmitted or to an interception state in which the incident light is intercepted; and a control means 4 controlling operation of a display means 21 and the image selection means 3. The control means 4 is equipped with: a display control part 23 controlling to display a first image and a second image alternately in a time division manner; and a selection switching part 36 switching the first selection part 31 to the transmission state and switching the second selection part 32 to the interception state in a first image display period, and switching the first selection part 31 to the interception state and switching the second selection part 32 to the transmission state in a second image display period. The selection switching part 36 changes switching timing of the transmission state and the interception state, based on the temperature of the display means 21 and image selection means 3 detected by a temperature detection means 5.