Apple + tab to cycle through all RUNNING aps, not visible aps

former windows user here... when I apple + tab (like alt + tab in windows) I'm given a box of all the running aps. if I chose one that's currently minimized (hidden?) in the dock, the app will come to the front but the app's window will still be hidden. so if I walk up to my computer and I want to check an application like firefox, and it's currently minimized, it seems like the only way to see it is to grab the mouse and click on the dock icon.
any ideas? can I set the apple + tab behavior so that it will SHOW me the app when I select it, if it's currently hidden? or is there another key combination I can use once the app is selected but it's still hidden, so I can see it without using the mouse? I hope this was clear...

In my experience Cmd-Tab switches to the application you select, that is shown by the app becoming active on the menu bar at the top, but it will not open a window if there wasn't one open when you left that application.
BTW, there are a couple of nice shortcuts that I use with Cmd-Tab. One is; while holding the Cmd-Tab combination if you hit "Q" it will close that app. Also if you move your finger up to the "`" key right above the Tab key you can scroll backwards (shift will also do that but it is a three finger combination instead of two).
May not be the answer you are looking for but might be helpful.
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