The term emphasizes the physical movement during sleep, often unaware and unintentional. The sleepwalker managed to open a window in her slumber.
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Not Dreamwalking
'Sleepwalker' is different from 'dreamwalker'; 'sleepwalker' refers to actual physical walking. Unlike dreamwalkers, sleepwalkers can bump into furniture.
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Safety Concern
The word may suggest safety risks, as sleepwalkers are unaware of their environment. As a sleepwalker, she had alarms installed on her doors.