By the word "conscious" we usually mean how most people would think about it as their subjective experience of being conscious, as opposed to being unconscious.

By the word "conscious" we usually mean how most people would think about it as their subjective experience of being conscious, as opposed to being unconscious. Personally I would say "being conscious" means that you are conscious of being conscious. Not just 'reacting" in some way to external stimuli. You (or your sub-consciousness) can be "aware of" external stimuli. But being conscious (in my view) should refer to the internal experience of being aware that you are aware of something.