Let's say I had this dream, and it was from a first-person perspective. Everything 'I' did in this dream felt natural. But how do I determine if it was me actually controlling myself, or me simply watching the dream as if it was a movie or something? Is there even a definite answer?

Some of the reasons why I think it might not have been lucid:

-I don't remember 'thinking'. Just acting like I would in real life.
-I didn't spawn any textures or objects through my own will. I was in a random place with random people, some who I never would have wished to be there in a 'perfect dream'.

So, did I have any real control over this dream or not? The feeling I had from certain situations in this dream was the most vivid experience in any of my dreams that I can remember. But was it lucid? Maybe I'm stupid for asking, because I KNOW lucid dreaming is when you realize you're in a dream. I don't think I did, in mine. But in this kind of dream would I have the potential to figure it out and keep it going?

I don't dream often, at least not that I remember, so this is kind of exciting to me.

By the way, I just joined this forum a few minutes ago. Hi everyone.