Stop IntelliJ from opening same file twice in horizontal split view - intellij-idea

googled this but didn't have success.
I'm using the horizontal split view of IntelliJ (the view that allow us to have files on the upper and bottom part of the screen).
The problem is that whenever I search for a file using the search for a target feature, instead of opening the already opened file which is located on the upper files' list, it opens again on the bottom list but I'd like it to open the one that's already open on the upper list.
Do you know how to change this behavior?

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But whatever I attempt:
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When I switch between files (Using ctrl-n for examples) in different editors, intellij always opens the file in the original editor the tab for the file is located. Coming from a vim background this seems counter intuitive for me. Is there a way to force intellij to always open the file in the same editor window?
Please vote for the following related issues:
IDEA-67559 Opening a file when there are multiple file groups may re-open in a different group rather than opening in the current group
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If that is the case... here is some info.
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Scroll multiple splits simultaneously in IntelliJ IDEA

In IntelliJ IDEA I often split the tabs vertically in order to be able to see multiple files at the same time. This can be useful when the two (or more) files have the same (or similar) structure and I want to compare them (e.g. language files).
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The Difference Viewer scrolls both files simultaneously (there is a button to disable sync'd scrolling) and allows editing both. Differences are highlighted by word, by line, or not at all.
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How to always open file in the same editor?

When I switch between files (Using ctrl-n for examples) in different editors, intellij always opens the file in the original editor the tab for the file is located. Coming from a vim background this seems counter intuitive for me. Is there a way to force intellij to always open the file in the same editor window?
Please vote for the following related issues:
IDEA-67559 Opening a file when there are multiple file groups may re-open in a different group rather than opening in the current group
IDEA-81628 Navigation within same file mistakenly leaves split editor
When using Ctrl-Shift-N to open the desired file, Shift-Enter to confirm will maintain the focused tab group.