Use a wake-up light. You can buy standalone alarm clocks that have this built in, along with an audible alarm that fades in so it's not so jarring. Most start bringing the light up 30 minutes prior to the time you set your alarm.
You can also do something similar with many smart light brands like Hue or Govee.
This is especially handy if you routinely have to get up before sunrise. When I used one, it was pretty common that the light alone would wake me up a few minutes before my alarm.
I use the Alarmy app. To get the alarm to turn off, I have the scan the barcode of my bathroom soap.
Along with that, I came up with a morning routine that I really enjoy. I wake up 30 min earlier than normal to enjoy it- but it warms my heart. I sip coffee on the couch, scroll/play my phone game (Two Dots) while my pup snuggles next to me. Is there something that you can do in the morning that brings you joy? Read? Take a walk? Make art?
I changed my alarm to soft bird noises so it's not a jolt to the system waking up.
I leave my phone across the room, this helps sleeping at night instead of on your phone and then you have to physically get up to shut the alarm off.
(Here's a funny story about number 1 though. I had my alarm set to chickadee songs which was great until I went camping on my days off and I kept getting woken up at 3am by real chickadees)
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