the invention relates to apodization in a holographic direct view display . known apodization functions are utilized / modified for an apodization mask such that the functions reduce the intensities of selected higher magnitudes of diffractions . the holographic direct view display comprises a controllable light modulator having modulator cells and modulating impinging coherent light into a phase and / or amplitude , and an array of apodization masks . the apodization masks have the same apodization function for a predetermined group of modulator cells , by means of which function a complex amplitude transparency can be set for the modulator cells . this transparency corresponds to an individually predefined course of intensity in a far field of the light modulator , wherein the predefined course of intensity includes a reducing of the light intensity of higher magnitudes of diffractions , and / or of the interfering light emitted by the light modulator .