sense modality vs sensation

sense modality and sensation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sense modality	Yes	No	No	No
sensation	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of sense modality include sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency.

sense modality (noun)	sensation (noun)
a particular sense	an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
	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