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In this work, we provide an analysis of this phenomenon. Based on the gained insight, we derive a new coupling approach, which neatly separates high and low frequency waves. Whereas low frequency waves are permitted to bridge the scales, high frequency waves can be removed by applying damping techniques without affecting the coupled share of the solution. As a consequence, our new method almost completely eliminates unphysical wave reflections and deals in a consistent way with waves of arbitrary frequencies. The separation of wavelengths is achieved by employing a discrete [Formula: see text]-projection, which acts as a low pass filter. Our coupling constraints enforce matching in the range of this projection. With respect to the numerical realization, this approach has the advantage of a small number of constraints, which is computationally efficient. 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