Good distro to set up for my girlfriend (non-Mint maybe)

Never thought I'd make a "which distro" post, since I know the answer is usually "try a bunch out and pick your favorite. I'm on a time crunch though and want to make sure I'm picking out the right clutch of distros to test out. Here are my specs:

HP 14-dq1xxx Intel i5 1035G4 @ 1.10GHz 1.50 GHz 4 GB RAM

I'm pretty good with Linux. I'm an Arch hobbyist and I'd like to set my gf up with a "good to go" distro for a functional laptop. No surprises: web browsing, word processing, multimedia playing. She's computer competent but has no interest in getting into the guts. She is more comfortable with a Windows-like, so I have some reservations about Pop Os.

The thing that makes me not slam dunk Linux Mint is that I'll be on hand to be a sys admin. Any good distros that are lean-ish, straightforward, stable? I'm not huge on Ubuntu but don't have a red line against it if it really is the way to go.