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目が覚める
Me ga sameru is the natural way to say you woke up on your own. It is intransitive, so a noise or a dream can be the cause.
Examples in context
朝六時に目が覚める。
I wake up at six in the morning.
大きな音で目が覚めた。
A loud noise woke me up.
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