You may be interested to know that in Buddhist teaching there are six senses: the basic five and consciousness. They think of consciousness differently. It always has valence (things feel positive, negative or indifferent) and in addition to content it has a "feel." If I look at a colorful bird I have that vision in my mind and also a feeling associated with it. What it's like to see that colorful bird. Consciousness can feel the world around us and inside us.