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音で目が覚めた

woke up to the sound

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woke up to the sound Literally, “my eyes were awakened by the sound.” The particle で marks the sound as the cause of waking up. The phrase is in the past tense and refers to waking up because of a particular noise.
JA: 今朝は雷の音で目が覚めた。
EN: This morning, I woke up to the sound of thunder.

今朝は雷の音で目が覚めた。

I woke up to the sound of thunder this morning.

その音で目が覚めた。

That sound woke me up.

嵐の音で目が覚めたのよ

I woke up to the sound of the storm.

— 甘い生活 (1960)