眠ねむりから覚さめる

expression, ichidan verb

wake up; awake from sleep

A slightly literary or formal way to say 'wake up', emphasizing the transition out of sleep. In everyday speech, 目が覚める is more common.

• 深ふかい眠ねむりから覚さめたとき、外そとはもう明あかるかった。

  When I awoke from a deep sleep, it was already light outside.