Thread: Consciously confused

What is the difference between сознание and осознание, both mean conciousness?

сознание

1) consciousness; realization, perception, awareness

с сознанием своего превосходства — with conscious superiority

привести к сознанию — (проступка, вины и т. п.) to convict

сознание долга — sense of duty

довести до сознания — to make smth. clear to smb., to get smth. across to smb.

доходить до сознания — (что-л. до сознания кого-л. ) to sink in, to register with smb.

ясное сознание — (при психозе) lucidity

затемнение сознания — black-out

2) (признание)

confession

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терять сознание — to lose consciousness

осознание

knowing, perception, realization

Thats what I found...

Сознание is generally a state (of being conscious, of knowing something, of being aware of something).
Осознание is generally a process (of perceiving something, of realizing something).