Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 09, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current, Change
Entity Registrant Name	Microvision, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000065770
Entity File Number	001-34170
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Interactive Data Current	Yes
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer?	Yes
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer?	No
Entity Shell Company	false
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		157,327,415
Entity Public Float			$ 208.0
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020