Mixing direct sunlight with indoor shadows can be difficult. The direct sunlight can be very bright while the shadows can be very dark. How do we balance the light so as not to clip either the highlights or the shadows? Let's look at an images to get us going:

There are a few ways to deal with images such as this one. Firstly, use a modern camera with a newer sensor as their dynamic range are superb. I use a Sony A7R II and love the dynamic range I get. Just two days ago I was photographing next to another photographer and comparing the historams on our two cameras. She has an APS-C camera (crop sensor). Her histogram was showing clippings on both the dark and light sides, in other words the scene was too contrastly for her camera to handle. Mean while my camera still had some space on both ends of the historam for even more contrast. Secondly, learn how much data can be recovered while processing raw files specific to your camera. By knowing this you will have an idea what is still shootable and what is not when things get blown a bit. Lastly, you can always use HDR (taking a few images at different exposures and blending them in post). Remember, light is not as bright on the fringes of the day, so you might what to shoot then if the contrast is too much during the rest of the day.

          What is crucial is that your final images cannot clip whites or blacks. There has to be detail at both ends of the spectrum. How about another example?