Quote Originally Posted by Paradox-db3 View Post
Or are you aware of your surroundings in the same way The Matrix characters knew they were not in reality?
I'd say it's more like this. Everything feels real, but you know that you aren't actually there.

Also, I'd even go as far as to say that it's even more vivid than real life. I feel wide awake in lucid dreams, even though I'm always tired in real life.

But yeah, the whole point of reality checks is because dreams feel just like real life, so you can't tell them immediately apart.