A window assembly for a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a transparent pane having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite said inner surface with said transparent pane having an edge between said inner and outer surfaces (14, 16); a ceramic frit disposed on a portion of said transparent pane with said ceramic frit having a frit color; a primer disposed on said transparent pane and said ceramic frit for providing a bonding surface with said primer having a primer color; wherein a Delta-E value between said frit color of said ceramic frit and said primer color of said primer is less than about 5; characterized in that: the ceramic frit is spaced from said edge of said transparent pane with a portion of said inner surface of said transparent pane exposed between said ceramic frit and said edge; said primer is positioned between the edge of the transparent pane and the ceramic frit; and said window assembly further comprises an encapsulation comprising a thermoplastic material bonded to said bonding surface of said primer for coupling said transparent pane to the vehicle with said encapsulation covering at least a portion of said ceramic frit and at least a portion of said primer disposed on said ceramic frit and said portion of said transparent pane exposed between said edge and said ceramic frit such that said encapsulation extends beyond said ceramic frit to said edge of said transparent pane. a transparent pane having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite said inner surface with said transparent pane having an edge between said inner and outer surfaces (14, 16); a ceramic frit disposed on a portion of said transparent pane with said ceramic frit having a frit color; a primer disposed on said transparent pane and said ceramic frit for providing a bonding surface with said primer having a primer color; wherein a Delta-E value between said frit color of said ceramic frit and said primer color of said primer is less than about 5; characterized in that: the ceramic frit is spaced from said edge of said transparent pane with a portion of said inner surface of said transparent pane exposed between said ceramic frit and said edge; said primer is positioned between the edge of the transparent pane and the ceramic frit; and said window assembly further comprises an encapsulation comprising a thermoplastic material bonded to said bonding surface of said primer for coupling said transparent pane to the vehicle with said encapsulation covering at least a portion of said ceramic frit and at least a portion of said primer disposed on said ceramic frit and said portion of said transparent pane exposed between said edge and said ceramic frit such that said encapsulation extends beyond said ceramic frit to said edge of said transparent pane. the ceramic frit is spaced from said edge of said transparent pane with a portion of said inner surface of said transparent pane exposed between said ceramic frit and said edge; said primer is positioned between the edge of the transparent pane and the ceramic frit; and said window assembly further comprises an encapsulation comprising a thermoplastic material bonded to said bonding surface of said primer for coupling said transparent pane to the vehicle with said encapsulation covering at least a portion of said ceramic frit and at least a portion of said primer disposed on said ceramic frit and said portion of said transparent pane exposed between said edge and said ceramic frit such that said encapsulation extends beyond said ceramic frit to said edge of said transparent pane.