consciousness vs waking

consciousness and waking both are nouns.

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

As nouns, waking is a hyponym of consciousness; that is, waking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consciousness:

consciousness: an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
waking: the state of remaining awake

Other hyponyms of consciousness include stream of consciousness, ego, self, awareness, sentience, aesthesia, esthesia, sensibility.

consciousness (noun)	waking (noun)
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation	the state of remaining awake
having knowledge of

consciousness (adjective)	waking (adjective)
	marked by full consciousness or alertness