sensation vs excitement

sensation and excitement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensation	Yes	No	No	No
excitement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, excitement is a hypernym of sensation; that is, excitement is a word with a broader meaning than sensation:

Other hypernyms of sensation include excitation, fervor, fervour, inflammation.

sensation (noun)	excitement (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	something that agitates and arouses
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	disturbance usually in protest
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest	the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
a state of widespread public excitement and interest