A being with supernatural senses commonly uses their senses simultaneously, or in tandem with their subconscious, giving them a degree of extrasensory perception. This "super-sense" commonly allows them to detect or identify other supernaturals.
The sensory tactic allows particular beings with said senses to recall repressed memories. By returning to a particular location they don't remember being present at, or touching a physical object they don't remember doing so, their senses of touch, sight, smell can allow for said being to remember those missing recollections.