A configurable multi-view display device (100) is disclosed. The multi-view display device (100) comprises: a structure (104) of light modulating elements (105-108) being located in a first plane, which are arranged to provide respective light beams to; optical directory means (110) being located in a second plane which is substantially parallel to the first plane, for directing the respective light beams into one or more predetermined directions relative to the first plane, depending on an actual view configuration of the multi-view display device; and optical configuration means (120) for optically setting the multi-view display device in the actual view configuration, by means of the structure (104) of light modulating elements (105-108).