维生素A（英语：Retinol）又称为视黄醇是维生素A的动物形式之一，它是一个二萜和醇的结构，它可以转换为其他形式的维生素A，并且以醇的衍生物视黄酯充当动物中维生素的保存形式。

当转换为视黄醛的形式，维生素A对视力是必不可少的，当转换成视黄酸对皮肤健康，牙齿矿化和骨骼生长所必需。这些化学化合物统称为类维生素A，并具有全反式视黄醇作为其结构的一个结构基序的共同特征。在结构上类维生素A还具有一个β–紫罗兰酮环和不饱和侧链，与任一醇，醛，羧酸基或酯基。侧链由四个类异戊二烯单元组成，以一系列可能存在于反式或顺式构型的共轭双键。

Retinol is one of the animal forms of vitamin A. It is a diterpenoid and an alcohol. It is convertible to other forms of vitamin A, and the retinyl ester derivative of the alcohol serves as the storage form of the vitamin in animals.

When converted to the retinal (retinaldehyde) form, vitamin A is essential for vision, and when converted to retinoic acid is essential for skin health, teeth remineralization and bone growth. These chemical compounds are collectively known as retinoids, and possess the structural motif of all-trans retinol as a common feature in their structure. Structurally, all retinoids also possess a β-ionone ring and a polyunsaturated side chain, with either an alcohol, aldehyde, a carboxylic acid group or an ester group. The side chain is composed of four isoprenoid units, with a series of conjugated double bonds which may exist in trans- or cis-configuration.