Keeping the active window within an app to the front

Hi, was wondering if I could keep the active window of the app I am working in to the front.
For example I open Mail, I then start composing an email in a new window. Then I leave mail and work on an Excel spreadsheet. When I click on the Mail icon in my dock it has the Maill window on top with my Compose window behind. I then have to cmd~ to get the Compose window back to the front.
Hope this all makes sense.
Thanks

thanks for the response,
so when i swipe up to mission control i should click on the app icon in the dock? how will it know which window i would like to see?

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