Sunlight streamed through the curtains, waking me up.

Meaning: The sunlight was coming in through the curtains and it woke me up.

Choice of Words: Streamed describes the flow of sunlight. Curtains are fabric coverings for windows.

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The sun's rays peeked through the curtains, awakening me.

Meaning: This sentence conveys a similar meaning to the first one, but it emphasizes the sunlight as individual rays and uses a different word for waking up.

Choice of Words: Rays refer to individual beams of sunlight. Peeked describes the sunlight cautiously appearing, like someone peeking through a door. Awakening is another way of saying waking up.

As the sun rose, its golden light filtered through the sheer curtains, gently nudging me awake.

Meaning: This sentence provides a more detailed and poetic description of the sunlight waking the speaker up. It mentions the sun rising and the color of the sunlight.

Choice of Words: Rose refers to the sun moving above the horizon. Golden describes the warm, yellowish color of sunlight. Filtered means the sunlight passed through the thin curtains. Nudging describes the gentle push or encouragement to wake up.

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