I understand the full reality of what it can do.
"I needed to understand the reality of playing on the road."
But I certainly could understand the threat, if not the reality.
Men were so stupid; they didn't understand the reality of life at all.
"We have to help farmers understand the reality of the markets."
But I also understand the reality of losing people every day.
Once they understand the reality, their life gets so much easier.
You understand reality too, even if we have seen it from different sides in the past.
"I understand the reality of newspapers, but they shouldn't eat themselves alive."
That is one important step toward understanding the psychological reality of other human beings.