@Segfault To force it to open an application as a file in Finder, rather than the open the application itself, use the -R option: "-R Reveals the file (s) in the Finder instead of opening them." For example, you can do cd /Applications/Preview.a
To open a new Terminal command prompt at the current folder on a Mac from a macOS Finder window: Enable the New Terminal at Folder (or New Terminal Tab at Folder) services.