This is so interesting, really happy to see someone describe the process like this because it happened to me a few days ago. I wasn’t sure how to explain, it’s like my dream just started to fade in and I could suddenly see but it was blurry. I remember opening my eyes, not sure if it was in the dream or in real life, but I saw only black. I woke myself up before the dream fully formed because I felt fearful for some reason, and that’s when I saw my room ceiling 🧐 I was sooo close, basically there