The　controllable　ion　transport　in　the　photoreceptors　of　rod　cells　is　essentially　important　for　the　light　detection　and　information　transduction　in　visual　systems.　Herein,　inspired　by　the　photochromism-regulated　ion　transport　in　rod　cells　with　stacking　structure,　layered　ion　channels　have　been　developed　with　a　visual　photochromic　function　induced　by　the　alternate　irradiation　with　visible　and　UV　light.　The　layered　structure　is　formed　by　stacking　spiropyran-modified　montmorillonite　2D　nanosheets　on　the　surface　of　an　alumina　nanoporous　membrane.　The　visual　photochromism　resulting　from　the　photoisomerization　of　spiropyran　chromophores　reversibly　regulates　the　ion　transport　through　layered　ion　channels.　Furthermore,　the　cooperation　of　photochromism　and　pH　value　achieves　multiple　switchable　states　of　layered　ion　channels　for　the　controllable　ion　transport　mimicking　the　biological　process　of　the　visual　cycle.　The　ion　transport　properties　of　these　states　are　explained　quantitatively　by　a　theoretical　calculation　based　on　the　Poisson　and　Nernst-Plank　(PNP)　equations.