but what i mean is what if you don't give it that much attention so you don't remember it. even if you don't know its a dream you still control yourself a little bit so when you aren't very consiouse you may just be watching it. but if you are more aware or more awake, you might have more control on the dream and remember it more, like you are more part of the dream and you are thinking more and are more reasonable and think about "wait a minute why are the trees blue" or one of my favorites "old men don't rape me in real life i must be dreaming" (that really happened i became lucid and beat the old man up.
so what im saying if you are more awake in your dreams and you aren't just watching your subconsious telling stories or whatever and you are participating in it you may think more and do a reality check. also how do you think you could become more aware in a dream.