Randy,
add lots of light. Ambient light for the outdoor background, ambient light in the room for the daylight version as well.
And for the night version add a light on top of the scene - ambient as well if you don't have another choice, but I think it should be a 'flat' light C4D offers with a soft shadow and parallel width of the size of your scene. Dim it down to i.e. 20% in the details section.
Check my 'new line of tables' post - I added lots of light. Just do this: try to percieve how your room looks at night when you turn on your lights - is it that dark? No. Because humand tend to perceive it brighter than it actually is. The only thing you need to do is to transform this 'perception' into the total amount of light.
Sorry for the weird explanation, but I lack some special expressions and words on this topic ...
jens
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