Transparent and high electron mobility thin film transistor (TFT) is the key technology for modern displays. The transparency can enhance the brightness of display at lower operated power. The high electron mobility can enhance the switching speed and resolution. Metal oxides, for example zinc oxide (ZnO) can meet those requirements. In this study, we grow ZnO nanorod array and transform into ZnO nanorod film on soda glass substrate by aqueous solution deposition (ASD). To grow ZnO nanorod array on soda glass substrate under the same growth conditions, ZnO nanorod array cannot be transformed into ZnO nanorod film due to larger lattice mismatch and the larger gap between ZnO nanorod than those of ZnO nanorod array on sapphire. In order to increase the size of nanorods and enhance the merge of ZnO nanorods, UV assisted ASD is promising for the growth of ZnO nanorod film transformed from ZnO nanorod array.