Ive found that just a little bit o WDR goes a long way. But yeah to a degree its the nature of the WDR. I have had pretty good compromise success playing with exposure and contrast and trying different WDR levels. WDR self adjusts depending on the difference between the dark and light areas so its dynamic and tends to change with the light in the scene.
Notice towards the end of this clip as the sun intensity increases, the WDR compensates
(choose 1080p of course)