I have this condition and when I’m trying to remember where I put something, I try to bring up the memory of when I was setting it down. I may not visually see what it looked like, but I can still recall the state of mind I was in, where I was, what I was thinking at the time. Even if I don’t see what I was seeing, I remember being there and seeing what I saw. It’s just more akin to a text adventure.

Not sure how universal this is, but when I close my eyes while falling asleep. I frequently notice a sort of glowing blue light that radiates outward from the center of my vision. It’s like a pulsing ring of blue that expands outward from the center.

During this time, I can experience a very mild capability to visualize things. Like if I try really hard, I can invent cartoon characters and visualize them as I’m falling asleep.

Then, when I’m actually asleep, I have vivid full color dreams with enough detail to believe it’s real basically all of the time.