Thread: like real-life except theres no rules?

The one huge difference for me is the attention span I have in dreams is very limited. I am probably only able to focus on one or two things at every moment so even if there really are different things going on by the side, I can only vaguely see and remember it. So for all those small details you had mentioned in waking life, I wouldn't take much note of it in dreams. For example if I am running in my dream, I will only notice the thing I'm running towards/away or the reason why I am running but forgot about the weariness of my legs.

But I wouldn't say it is impossible to get a replica feeling as real life.

It is possible to have a vivid enough lucid that it your dream will completely match the real life feeling, and often times at that level it'll actually seem even more vivid, like it's all jumping out at you. It does take practice to reach that point, however. Lower-level lucids will tend to play out as Carrot described, and even in the higher-level ones memory will still be an issue until you've trained it some. However, it is entirely possible to achieve that vividness.