sensation vs sensory faculty

sensation and sensory faculty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensation	Yes	No	No	No
sensory faculty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sensation and sensory faculty are synonyms defined as:

sensation and sensory faculty: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

Other synonyms of sensation include sense, sentience, sentiency.

sensation (noun)	sensory faculty (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
a state of widespread public excitement and interest