Document and Entity Information - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Apr. 26, 2021
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current, Change
Entity Registrant Name	Microvision, Inc.
Trading Symbol	MVIS
Entity Listing, Security Trading Currency	USD
Entity Listing, Par Value Per Share	$ 0.001
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Central Index Key	0000065770
Entity File Number	001-34170
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Interactive Data Current	Yes
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2021
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		157,951,717
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021