Hey Harry!
Yup I get it what your trying to say.
When your in a dream and you realise your dreaming you become Lucid, hence the term Lucid Dreaming. When you wake up depending on your Dream Recall, you can either remember it in full details or not even remember a fragment.
I would suggest for you to improve on your Dream Recall before trying to have a Lucid Dream, as in dont try any WILDs or anything. I would also get into a habit of doing Reality Checks at random times or when you think something is strange or out of place.
Here is some links on how to help you with your Dream Recall:
This is the LD4all’s guide for improving your Dream Recall -
https://community.ld4all.com/t/improving-dream-recall/29834
And this is a new technique developed by Spider that is being tested and experimented on by a couple of members from LD4all, including me. So I would recommend you to give it a try.