Abstract: A see-through type image display apparatus and a method for displaying image are provided. This is an image display apparatus mounted on the head or face of a user wherein the user can see through the apparatus to observe the external world, and includes: a see-through type display section for displaying an image; an audio input section for inputting the sound generated from the sound source of the external world and generating an audio signal; a sound source detection section for detecting the relative direction with reference to the image display apparatus of the sound source, based on the audio signal generated by the audio input section; and an image generation section for generating an image representing the direction of the aforementioned sound source based on the direction of the sound source detected by the sound source detection section and for outputting it to the display section.