A simple sentence consists of only one clause. A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. A complex sentence has at least one independent clause plus at least one dependent clause. A set of words with no independent clause may be an incomplete sentence, also called a sentence fragment.
You can say that I realized how different it is physically because I can’t see my classmates or my teachers. But I also realized the expectations are the same because you have to get up and see you teachers and do work. But it all is just virtual.