I certainly feel differently awake then when asleep, much more light and sensual. When I am dreaming I feel bigger, but less focused. If I were dreaming, I’d do the clock check, but then I’d try to put my hand through something. Sometimes putting my hand through does’t work, but I still know I’m a dreaming. Why? Because something inside of me stops me from walking up to people and trying to put my hand through them while awake that doesn’t while I’m asleep. You have many more inhabitions awake, then asleep. Naturally.