cognizance vs consciousness

cognizance and consciousness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cognizance	Yes	No	No	No
consciousness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cognizance and consciousness are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cognizance include awareness, cognisance, knowingness.

cognizance (noun)	consciousness (noun)
having knowledge of	an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
range of what one can know or understand	having knowledge of
range or scope of what is perceived