noun
waking; awakening
Refers to the act of waking from sleep, or metaphorically to a new awareness or realization.
朝の目覚めはいつもすっきりしている。
I always wake up feeling refreshed in the morning.
その経験が彼の政治的目覚めとなった。
That experience became his political awakening.
Compound of 目 (eye) and 覚め (noun form of 覚める, to wake). The kanji 醒 in the rare form 目醒め adds a nuance of sobering or clarity.