An endoscope which has an insertion unit and an inclined portion in a distal surface (21) of the insertion unit, includes an illuminating unit (33x) which is provided in the inclined portion of the distal surface (21), and which illuminates an inside of a body cavity an observation window (32a) provided in the distal surface (21) to observe the inside of the body cavity and an air and water feeding nozzle (25) provided in the distal surface (21) to supply at least one of air and water to the observation window (32a) and the illuminating unit (33x). A first contact distal portion (25A) and a second contact distal portion (31A) are formed in the distal surface (21). The first contact distal portion (25A) comes into contact with a flat surface and is provided in the air and water feeding nozzle (25), and the second contact distal portion (31A) is provided in except for at least one of the observation window (32a) and the illuminating unit (33x).
