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I have a simple question:

If I want to say "Are you awake?" is it better to translate it as
**[目]{め}を[覚]{さ}まして** or **起きてますか**? It has to be intended as _Hey, you're
walking... but are you really awake?_

Thank you.
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"Are you awake": better [目]{め}を[覚]{さ}まして or 起きてますか?
"目を覚まして" is a request "Wake up!", because it [ends with the te-
form](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/13003/5010). It's not a question.
To say "Are you awake?", you can form a question with the same set phrase,
like "目は覚めてる?" or "目は覚めてますか?" (覚ます is transitive, 覚める is intransitive)

Likewise, "起きて!" is "Wake up!", whereas "起きてる?" or "起きてますか?" is "Are you
awake?" In a casual conversation, "起きてる?" is the easiest expression.
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**目を覚ましたか。** This expression means: “Did you wake up?”. And is only used to
mean as such.

**起きましたか。** literally means: “Did you get up?” This is asking about the action
of getting out of bed.
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