The present disclosure relates to a solid state imaging device in which, in phase difference pixels that do not include a light blocking layer for forming a phase difference, the phase difference detection characteristics can be made uniform regardless of the image height. Provided is a solid state imaging device including a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix configuration. Part of the pixels in the pixel array unit include a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element configured to receive and photoelectrically convert incident light. A center position of a light receiving characteristic distribution of the first photoelectric conversion element and a center position of a light receiving characteristic distribution of the second photoelectric conversion element are configured so as to be the same between a central portion and a peripheral portion of the pixel array unit.