A camera arrangement for a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising: a front housing (20, 120) for at least partially enclosing a camera system and having a housing opening formed therethrough for allowing light to pass through to the camera system; a window at least partially transparent to the light and covering the housing opening; and a retainer disposed adjacent to the window and comprising a snapfit arrangement (40, 141) that engages the front housing (20, 120) to help hold the window in place relative to the front housing (20, 120); wherein the retainer comprises: a plate (34, 134) that defines a retainer opening (36, 136) aligned with the housing opening and that has a perimeter portion (38, 138) surrounding the retainer opening (36, 136); and sidewalls (42, 142) extending from the perimeter portion (38, 138) generally transverse to the plate (34, 134), wherein the sidewalls (42, 142) define the snapfit arrangement (40, 140) configured as a plurality of cantilevered clips (46, 146) correspondingly having positive snapfit features (48, 148) disposed distally on the cantilever clips (46, 146), and wherein the front housing (20, 120) has recessed portions (50, 150) that receive the positive snapfit features (48, 148), wherein the retainer is an internal retainer that mounts on an interior of the front housing such the retainer is disposed inside of the front housing with the plate rearward of the housing opening. a front housing (20, 120) for at least partially enclosing a camera system and having a housing opening formed therethrough for allowing light to pass through to the camera system; a window at least partially transparent to the light and covering the housing opening; and a retainer disposed adjacent to the window and comprising a snapfit arrangement (40, 141) that engages the front housing (20, 120) to help hold the window in place relative to the front housing (20, 120); wherein the retainer comprises: a plate (34, 134) that defines a retainer opening (36, 136) aligned with the housing opening and that has a perimeter portion (38, 138) surrounding the retainer opening (36, 136); and sidewalls (42, 142) extending from the perimeter portion (38, 138) generally transverse to the plate (34, 134), wherein the sidewalls (42, 142) define the snapfit arrangement (40, 140) configured as a plurality of cantilevered clips (46, 146) correspondingly having positive snapfit features (48, 148) disposed distally on the cantilever clips (46, 146), and wherein the front housing (20, 120) has recessed portions (50, 150) that receive the positive snapfit features (48, 148), wherein the retainer is an internal retainer that mounts on an interior of the front housing such the retainer is disposed inside of the front housing with the plate rearward of the housing opening. a plate (34, 134) that defines a retainer opening (36, 136) aligned with the housing opening and that has a perimeter portion (38, 138) surrounding the retainer opening (36, 136); and sidewalls (42, 142) extending from the perimeter portion (38, 138) generally transverse to the plate (34, 134), wherein the sidewalls (42, 142) define the snapfit arrangement (40, 140) configured as a plurality of cantilevered clips (46, 146) correspondingly having positive snapfit features (48, 148) disposed distally on the cantilever clips (46, 146), and wherein the front housing (20, 120) has recessed portions (50, 150) that receive the positive snapfit features (48, 148), wherein the retainer is an internal retainer that mounts on an interior of the front housing such the retainer is disposed inside of the front housing with the plate rearward of the housing opening.