A system for vehicle compartment item presence indication, comprising: at least one compartment configured to be arranged onboard a vehicle, the at least one compartment including a compartment door; a sensor within the at least one compartment, the sensor configured for wirelessly sensing a presence of an item within the at least one compartment; an indicator configured to perform an alert; a vehicle system bus configured for transmitting at least one vehicle state of the vehicle; a controller operatively coupled with each of the sensor, the indicator, and the vehicle system bus; a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored therein that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to: receive the at least one vehicle state of the vehicle from the vehicle system bus; receive compartment information on including at least one expected feature within the at least one compartment; receive, from the sensor, an indication of an item present within the at least one compartment; determine if the indication is abnormal based on the compartment information, the indication and the at least one vehicle state; generate the alert if the indication is abnormal; and activate the indicator in response to generating the alert; and characterized in that: at least a portion of the compartment door is constructed of a switchable opacity material configured for an opaque state and a clear state; and wherein activating the indicator includes commanding the switchable opacity material to the clear state enabling a view within the at least one compartment. at least one compartment configured to be arranged onboard a vehicle, the at least one compartment including a compartment door; a sensor within the at least one compartment, the sensor configured for wirelessly sensing a presence of an item within the at least one compartment; an indicator configured to perform an alert; a vehicle system bus configured for transmitting at least one vehicle state of the vehicle; a controller operatively coupled with each of the sensor, the indicator, and the vehicle system bus; a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored therein that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to: receive the at least one vehicle state of the vehicle from the vehicle system bus; receive compartment information on including at least one expected feature within the at least one compartment; receive, from the sensor, an indication of an item present within the at least one compartment; determine if the indication is abnormal based on the compartment information, the indication and the at least one vehicle state; generate the alert if the indication is abnormal; and activate the indicator in response to generating the alert; and receive the at least one vehicle state of the vehicle from the vehicle system bus; receive compartment information on including at least one expected feature within the at least one compartment; receive, from the sensor, an indication of an item present within the at least one compartment; determine if the indication is abnormal based on the compartment information, the indication and the at least one vehicle state; generate the alert if the indication is abnormal; and activate the indicator in response to generating the alert; and characterized in that: at least a portion of the compartment door is constructed of a switchable opacity material configured for an opaque state and a clear state; and wherein activating the indicator includes commanding the switchable opacity material to the clear state enabling a view within the at least one compartment. at least a portion of the compartment door is constructed of a switchable opacity material configured for an opaque state and a clear state; and wherein activating the indicator includes commanding the switchable opacity material to the clear state enabling a view within the at least one compartment.