A transparent display for a vehicle that includes a self-emissive display with an electronically adjustable brightness and a masking display with an electronically adjustable absorption. The masking display is arranged back-to-back with the self-emissive display. At least one light sensor that is arranged in proximity to the masking display. A display controller is connected to the self-emissive display, to the masking display and to the at least one light sensor. The display controller is operative to adapt an absorption of the masking display in response to a signal of the at least one light sensor.