Best idea would be to simply ask your wife what she thinks would be her best choice, rather than guess wrong. You could ask her, for example, what she thinks about Nikon's D850. Keep in mind that you could easily find mint condition used cameras.
https://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d850.htm

"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon

"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg