目(め)を()覚(さ)ま()す() mewosamasuと to、彼(かれ) kareは wa公(こう)園(えん) kouenの noベンチ benchiに ni横(よこ)に()な()っ()て()い()た() yokoninatteita。 When he woke up, he was lying on a park bench. Literal Eyes [obj-を] awaken [discovery-と], he [topic-は] park [poss-の] bench [on-に] lying-was. 目を覚ます + narrative と reveals the scene discovered upon waking. 横になっていた ('was lying down') uses ~ていた for the state found. A classic story-opening pattern. sleepstories and narrativenarrative ~と (discovery)~ていた (past progressive/state)
目(め)を()覚(さ)ま()す() mewosamasuと to、彼(かれ) kareは wa公(こう)園(えん) kouenの noベンチ benchiに ni横(よこ)に()な()っ()て()い()た() yokoninatteita。 When he woke up, he was lying on a park bench. Literal Eyes [obj-を] awaken [discovery-と], he [topic-は] park [poss-の] bench [on-に] lying-was. 目を覚ます + narrative と reveals the scene discovered upon waking. 横になっていた ('was lying down') uses ~ていた for the state found. A classic story-opening pattern. sleepstories and narrativenarrative ~と (discovery)~ていた (past progressive/state)