I am inclined to say that awareness and consciousness are not the same thing, but I wouldn't even begin to say how they might be different.   I think it likely that it is possible to have sensory awareness without consciousness, and I also think it possible to have consciousness without sensory awareness. However, that may only be true if sensory awareness was at one time present, but has been lost.

I also think that some forms of memory are stored in the body, as opposed to the brain. I know that what we think of as psychological trauma can have profound effects on the body, on disease processes, and on vulnerability to many, many physical ailments and problems.   I have talked with people who work with individuals who are at the low end of the moderate and high end of severe mental retardation who say there is evidence that body techniques such as deep tissue massage appear to help with grief when parents die.

We are dependent on the senses to perceive external stimuli.   But the actual stimuli, and the perception of the stimuli are different. I haven't a clue about when the cognitive interpretation of perceived stimuli begins.   Cognitive interpretation is salient in psychotherapy, but that does not mean it is salient to awareness or to consciousness.
The sense of touch perceives, among other things, pain. But there is a great deal of variation among 'normal' individuals in the perception of pain. We perceive sound through hearing.   But some people have perfect pitch, and some are tone deaf. I know that when I am singing with people regularly, my ability to hear pitch and sing harmony is better than when I go long periods without singing at all, or just sing by myself. I also know that when I am nervous about singing, I have a much more difficult time finding the proper pitch. (although I can hear that I am out of pitch.) People habituate to climate. So sensory perceptions of cold and hot, and of humidity vary.   Sensory perception varies.



Even without interpretation, perception of stimuli varies (assuming any given sense functions within the range of 'normal' for humans.

Awareness is a prerequisite for self-awareness. Consciousness is a prerequisite for self-consciousness.    Descarte's "I think, therefore I am," may be confirmation that I am. But even if I don't think, I am.