To provide an image display apparatus capable of avoiding a risk that a adverse effect is imposed to a projection object and an observer even when scanning of laser beam is no longer performed and when a laser beam with excess energy inappropriate for projection is output.

In the image display apparatus with: a light source which emits a laser beam with intensity according to an image signal; and a scanning part which scans the laser beam emitted from the light source, and displays an image by the laser beam scanned by the scanning part, it is provided with an optical system which is provided in an optical path of the laser beam scanned by the scanning part, and forms at least one intermediate image, and a transparent member formed by containing a photochromic material is arranged at an intermediate image surface position where the intermediate image is located or near it.