awareness as in having knowledge of

• "he had no awareness of his mistakes"
• "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"
• "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

Synonyms

• consciousnessan alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; having knowledge of
• cognizancehaving knowledge of; range of what one can know or understand; range or scope of what is perceived
• cognisancehaving knowledge of
• knowingnesshaving knowledge of; shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge

awareness as in state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

• "the crash intruded on his awareness"

Synonyms

• sentiencestate of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; the readiness to perceive sensations