A piezoelectric element includes: a piezoelectric body; and a first electrode which is disposed on the piezoelectric body, and in which in a plan view viewed from a direction where the first electrode and the piezoelectric body are aligned, a region which is a surface of the piezoelectric body on which the first electrode is disposed, located at a vicinity of the first electrode, and within 10 μm from an outer edge of the first electrode has a crystal surface.