Waken (verb)

1. To cause someone to stop sleeping and become awake.
2. To become aware of something.

Origin:

From the old english word "wæcnan" meaning "to wake up".

Examples:

1. She wakened him at 6am.
2. The noise wakened me.
3. The smell of coffee wakened her.
4. The light wakened him.
5. He wakened to the sound of birds singing.