"Recognizant" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Slightly outdated or obsolete. However, it's possible that you're thinking of the word "venient" which is not a standard English word either.
However, I believe a similar or more commonly used word might be "conscious" or "consciousness" which is the state of being aware of something in one's mind.
A synonym of "recognizant" could also be "notorious" - being well-known or famous, especially for something bad, but that's a different connotation.
But close to the word "recognizant" might be another word which has been noted as being used in literature as a Near-Miss word, "sensible", though there is another word which is closer, that's "sensitive".
However, all these used have slightly different connotations and nuances, as it turns out - but none quite match the exact nuance of "recognizant".