The second, that he had just woken from a dream.

He opened his eyes, like a man waking from a dream.

That thought produced the same effect as someone waking me from a dream.

As if waking from a dream, he took his eyes off her and went to the door.

Then she shook her head, as if waking from a dream.

When I returned to my room it seemed like waking from a dream to reality.

She shook her head, as though waking herself from a dream.

He sat up with a start, as if waking from a bad dream.

As if waking from a dream, he finally looked up.

Like a man waking from a dream, he glanced down.