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Dreams contain so much variety, it's difficult to say what kind of dreams are normal. You can become lucid in any dream, so whether your dreams are normal or not isn't anything to worry about. Worrying about this will only be an unnecessary distraction for you in your goal to become lucid.
You could do a reality check when your vision becomes blurry and black and white. That's a perfectly valid dream sign. Working with the non-lucid dreams you're already having is a lot easier than trying to change them to suit your preferences. Again, you can become lucid in any dream.
A vivid dream is easier to become lucid in because you in a vivid dream you tend to have better awareness. Better awareness gives you more chances to recognize something in the dream which makes the concept of dreaming come across your mind. However, this doesn't improve your odds of the individual chances you have so to speak. It tends to be more difficult to remember you're dreaming during the dream than to attain sensory awareness during the dream.
A lucid dream is a just like any other dream except for the fact you know you're dreaming. That means lucid dreams can be as blurry or vivid as non-lucid dreams.
From what I read about vitamin B6 increasing vividness, I believe it does. I'm not too big on lucid aids though, so I'm not experienced in this area.
Just be more observant of what is going on while you're sleeping and your sensory awareness should improve.
Remember, there's two parts of dream recall: your awareness during the dream and your recalling of said awareness after the dream. Your awareness during the dream is important for becoming lucid during the dream and your recall of said awareness is important for recalling your attempt at lucidity. Both are important, but your awareness during the dream is more important.
Keep in mind, in order to become lucid, not only do you have to be aware of the dream itself, but you also have to remember it is a dream. Awareness is not everything, it's only half the battle.
When you do a reality check during the day, keep in mind that you're rehearsing for when you're dreaming. Something in the dream is going to trigger you to do a reality check, so during the day your trigger should be the same as the dream sign you're trying to catch during the dream. Remember, you're rehearsing! If your trigger doesn't occur during the day, that's okay! You could also imagine your dream sign occurring and doing a reality check.
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