I wish we had a better way of conveying what goes on in our heads. I have dreams and I can visualize things, but it's never like I'm "watching" a dream or memo

I wish we had a better way of conveying what goes on in our heads. I have dreams and I can visualize things, but it's never like I'm "watching" a dream or memory. While I'm dreaming it feels real, but when I recall a dream it feels visually distinct from a lived experience. It's like I "see" things but my eyes aren't doing the seeing. Is that what others experience, or are dreams visually identical to the real world?